Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary was 23.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 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
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Sri Lanka stood at 23.2%.
That represents a change of up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Sri Lanka peaked at 50.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2000.
That places Sri Lanka 63rd 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 50-54 with primary in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 29.6% | — |
| 1965 | 34.0% | +14.9% |
| 1970 | 34.7% | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 40.8% | +17.6% |
| 1980 | 50.1% | +22.8% |
| 1985 | 45.9% | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 37.7% | -17.9% |
| 1995 | 31.2% | -17.3% |
| 2000 | 18.2% | -41.6% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | +23.9% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | +2.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 23.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.7%, 69% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 23.2% is above the median for South Asia, which is 22.1%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.8% | 29.6% | 34.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 37.8% | 34.7% | 40.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 48.0% | 45.9% | 50.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 34.5% | 31.2% | 37.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 18.2% | 22.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 23.2% | 23.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 60 New Zealand 24.9% compare
- 61 Saudi Arabia 24.7% compare
- 62 Jordan 23.5% compare
- 64 Hong Kong, China 22.9% compare
- 65 Luxembourg 22.6% compare
- 66 Iran, Islamic Republic of 22.2% 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 50-54 with primary in Sri Lanka?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Sri Lanka was 23.2% 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 50-54 with primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary?
- Sri Lanka ranks 63rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. 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 50-54 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 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)