Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education was 5.4% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Sri Lanka, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Sri Lanka stood at 5.4%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Sri Lanka peaked at 35.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2010.
That places Sri Lanka 83rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 35.2% | — |
| 1965 | 32.3% | -8.1% |
| 1970 | 24.0% | -25.7% |
| 1975 | 19.1% | -20.2% |
| 1980 | 15.9% | -17.0% |
| 1985 | 14.4% | -9.6% |
| 1990 | 12.1% | -16.2% |
| 1995 | 11.3% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | -25.1% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -30.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.7% | 32.3% | 35.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 21.6% | 19.1% | 24.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 15.1% | 14.4% | 15.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 11.3% | 12.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 7.8% | 10.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 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 25+ with no education in Sri Lanka?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Sri Lanka was 5.4% 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 25+ with no education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
- Sri Lanka ranks 83rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with no education