Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary was 8.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
8.0%
World rank
90th
of 144 countries
All-time high
42.5%
in 1965
All-time low
8.0%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Sri Lanka, 1960–2010

102030401960198520101960: 40.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 42.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 34.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 40.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 41.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 37.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 28.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 24.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 10.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 11.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 8 Incomplete and Completed Primary

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 30-34 with primary in Sri Lanka is 8.0%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Sri Lanka peaked at 42.5% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2010.

Sri Lanka ranks 90th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 30-34 with primary in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Sri Lanka, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 40.6%
1965 42.5% +4.7%
1970 34.5% -18.8%
1975 40.4% +17.0%
1980 41.4% +2.6%
1985 37.2% -10.2%
1990 28.6% -23.2%
1995 24.5% -14.4%
2000 10.3% -57.9%
2005 11.2% +8.4%
2010 8.0% -28.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 41.5% 40.6% 42.5% 2
1970s 37.4% 34.5% 40.4% 2
1980s 39.3% 37.2% 41.4% 2
1990s 26.5% 24.5% 28.6% 2
2000s 10.7% 10.3% 11.2% 2
2010s 8.0% 8.0% 8.0% 1

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 87 Bahrain 9.3% compare
  2. 88 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.4% compare
  3. 89 Greece 8.1% compare
  4. 91 Mali 7.8% compare
  5. 92 Mongolia 6.8% compare
  6. 93 Luxembourg 6.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Sri Lanka?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Sri Lanka was 8.0% 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 30-34 with primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 1965.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2010.
How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary?
Sri Lanka ranks 90th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. 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 30-34 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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 30-34 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)