Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary was 27.8% in 2010. ▬ Flat
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 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
Sri Lanka recorded 27.8% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in 2010.
The figure is up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Sri Lanka peaked at 48.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 1960.
Sri Lanka ranks 60th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.1% | — |
| 1965 | 29.6% | +33.9% |
| 1970 | 24.1% | -18.6% |
| 1975 | 39.9% | +65.4% |
| 1980 | 48.3% | +21.2% |
| 1985 | 44.5% | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 41.2% | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 34.5% | -16.3% |
| 2000 | 23.2% | -32.8% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | +24.5% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.9% | 22.1% | 29.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 32.0% | 24.1% | 39.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 46.4% | 44.5% | 48.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.9% | 34.5% | 41.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 23.2% | 28.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 27.8% | 27.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 57 Lao People's Democratic Republic 28.6% compare
- 57 Mauritania 28.6% compare
- 59 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 28.5% compare
- 61 France 27.4% compare
- 62 Guatemala 26.9% compare
- 63 Jordan 26.8% 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 60-64 with primary in Sri Lanka?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Sri Lanka was 27.8% 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 60-64 with primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary?
- Sri Lanka ranks 60th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 60-64 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 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)