Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary was 3.3% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary in Sri Lanka, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 3.3% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 247.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary in Sri Lanka peaked at 3.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1965.
That places Sri Lanka 9th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
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 tertiary in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0% | — |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -75.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | — |
| 1990 | 0.5% | +123.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | +29.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +54.1% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +111.7% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +64.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 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 tertiary in Sri Lanka?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary in Sri Lanka was 3.3% 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 tertiary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1965.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary?
- Sri Lanka ranks 9th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 247.9%. 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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary