Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary was 65.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in Sri Lanka, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in Sri Lanka stood at 65.1%.
That represents a change of up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in Sri Lanka peaked at 66.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 1960.
Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.2% | — |
| 1965 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 44.8% | +93.1% |
| 1975 | 52.1% | +16.3% |
| 1980 | 46.7% | -10.3% |
| 1985 | 54.0% | +15.7% |
| 1990 | 56.6% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 62.9% | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 63.9% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 66.8% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 65.1% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.2% | 23.2% | 23.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 48.4% | 44.8% | 52.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 50.4% | 46.7% | 54.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 59.8% | 56.6% | 62.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.3% | 63.9% | 66.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 65.1% | 65.1% | 65.1% | 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 25-29 with secondary in Sri Lanka?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in Sri Lanka was 65.1% 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 25-29 with secondary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 66.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary?
- Sri Lanka ranks 31st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 25-29 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)