Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 16.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Sri Lanka stood at 16.8%.
That represents a change of up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Sri Lanka peaked at 45.8% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2000.
Sri Lanka ranks 92nd 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45.6% | — |
| 1965 | 45.8% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 36.3% | -20.8% |
| 1975 | 40.0% | +10.4% |
| 1980 | 44.7% | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 36.8% | -17.6% |
| 1990 | 31.1% | -15.5% |
| 1995 | 22.8% | -26.9% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | -39.4% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.7% | 45.6% | 45.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 38.2% | 36.3% | 40.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 40.8% | 36.8% | 44.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 26.9% | 22.8% | 31.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 13.8% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.8% | 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Sri Lanka?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Sri Lanka was 16.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Sri Lanka ranks 92nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)