Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 16.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ 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
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Sri Lanka is 16.2%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Sri Lanka peaked at 42.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2000.
That places Sri Lanka 87th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 38.5% | — |
| 1965 | 38.7% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 32.5% | -16.0% |
| 1975 | 37.5% | +15.4% |
| 1980 | 42.8% | +14.0% |
| 1985 | 35.4% | -17.2% |
| 1990 | 30.1% | -15.0% |
| 1995 | 21.9% | -27.1% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | -39.9% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.6% | 38.5% | 38.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 35.0% | 32.5% | 37.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 39.1% | 35.4% | 42.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 26.0% | 21.9% | 30.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 13.2% | 15.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 16.2% | 16.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 84 Ireland 16.8% compare
- 85 South Africa 16.8% compare
- 86 Belgium 16.2% compare
- 88 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15.9% compare
- 89 United Arab Emirates 15.6% compare
- 90 Jamaica 15.5% compare
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+ with primary in Sri Lanka?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Sri Lanka was 16.2% 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+ with primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Sri Lanka ranks 87th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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+ 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+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)