Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary was 18.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Sri Lanka, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 18.0% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in 2010.
That represents a change of down 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Sri Lanka peaked at 47.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1960.
Sri Lanka ranks 92nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.0% | — |
| 1965 | 10.8% | +35.4% |
| 1970 | 21.7% | +100.3% |
| 1975 | 22.4% | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 23.2% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 28.1% | +21.2% |
| 1990 | 34.3% | +22.2% |
| 1995 | 40.3% | +17.2% |
| 2000 | 47.5% | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 35.1% | -26.0% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | -48.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.4% | 8.0% | 10.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 22.1% | 21.7% | 22.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 25.6% | 23.2% | 28.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.3% | 34.3% | 40.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.3% | 35.1% | 47.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 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+ with secondary in Sri Lanka?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Sri Lanka was 18.0% 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+ with secondary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
- Sri Lanka ranks 92nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.1%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary