Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary was 2.0% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Sri Lanka, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 2.0% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Sri Lanka peaked at 46.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2010.
That places Sri Lanka 124th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.4% | — |
| 1965 | 40.7% | -12.3% |
| 1970 | 28.8% | -29.2% |
| 1975 | 27.8% | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 36.4% | +31.2% |
| 1985 | 18.4% | -49.3% |
| 1990 | 23.7% | +28.3% |
| 1995 | 16.6% | -29.7% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | -77.1% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +65.8% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -67.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 2.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.4%, 18% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 2.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 20.6%, 10% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.5% | 40.7% | 46.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 28.3% | 27.8% | 28.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.4% | 18.4% | 36.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 16.6% | 23.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.8% | 6.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 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: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Sri Lanka?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Sri Lanka was 2.0% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
- Sri Lanka ranks 124th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)