Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female was 9.56 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female in Sri Lanka, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female in Sri Lanka stood at 9.56.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 10.05 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.88, in 1960.
That places Sri Lanka 59th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.88 | — |
| 1965 | 2.9 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 3.56 | +22.8% |
| 1975 | 4.42 | +24.2% |
| 1980 | 4.28 | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 5.97 | +39.5% |
| 1990 | 6.33 | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 8.07 | +27.5% |
| 2000 | 9.58 | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 10.05 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 9.56 | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.89 | 2.88 | 2.9 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.99 | 3.56 | 4.42 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.12 | 4.28 | 5.97 | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.2 | 6.33 | 8.07 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.82 | 9.58 | 10.05 | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.56 | 9.56 | 9.56 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 155,543 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 224,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female in Sri Lanka?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female in Sri Lanka was 9.56 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 10.05 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.88 in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 59th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 45-49, female is the average years of education completed among females age 45-49.