Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 13.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
13.0%
World rank
72nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
25.8%
in 1980
All-time low
4.8%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Sri Lanka, 1960–2010

5101520251960198520101960: 4.81965: 5.11970: 13.31975: 201980: 25.81985: 24.21990: 21.41995: 16.12000: 10.22005: 11.42010: 13

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Sri Lanka is 13.0%, measured in 2010.

The figure is up 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Sri Lanka peaked at 25.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1960.

Sri Lanka ranks 72nd 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 25+ with primary in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Sri Lanka, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 4.8%
1965 5.1% +5.2%
1970 13.3% +161.6%
1975 20.0% +50.1%
1980 25.8% +29.0%
1985 24.2% -6.2%
1990 21.4% -11.8%
1995 16.1% -24.7%
2000 10.2% -36.6%
2005 11.4% +12.0%
2010 13.0% +13.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.0% 4.8% 5.1% 2
1970s 16.7% 13.3% 20.0% 2
1980s 25.0% 24.2% 25.8% 2
1990s 18.7% 16.1% 21.4% 2
2000s 10.8% 10.2% 11.4% 2
2010s 13.0% 13.0% 13.0% 1

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 69 Morocco 13.2% compare
  2. 70 Jamaica 13.1% compare
  3. 71 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.0% compare
  4. 73 Eswatini 12.5% compare
  5. 74 Albania 12.3% compare
  6. 75 Saudi Arabia 12.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Sri Lanka?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Sri Lanka was 13.0% 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 25+ with primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 1980.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1960.
How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
Sri Lanka ranks 72nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. 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+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary