Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. was 15.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in Sri Lanka, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in Sri Lanka is 15.5%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in Sri Lanka peaked at 31.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1960.
Sri Lanka ranks 53rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.2% | — |
| 1965 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 16.8% | +132.8% |
| 1975 | 25.0% | +49.0% |
| 1980 | 31.3% | +25.3% |
| 1985 | 27.6% | -11.9% |
| 1990 | 24.4% | -11.5% |
| 1995 | 16.7% | -31.4% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | -30.1% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | +23.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 20.9% | 16.8% | 25.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 29.4% | 27.6% | 31.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.6% | 16.7% | 24.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 11.7% | 12.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 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 45-49 with primary schooling. in Sri Lanka?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in Sri Lanka was 15.5% 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 45-49 with primary schooling. recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling.?
- Sri Lanka ranks 53rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 45-49 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Completed Primary