Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. was 23.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 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
Sri Lanka recorded 23.9% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Sri Lanka peaked at 55.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2000.
That places Sri Lanka 67th 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 population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.9% | — |
| 1965 | 45.4% | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 41.5% | -8.6% |
| 1975 | 48.1% | +16.0% |
| 1980 | 55.8% | +15.9% |
| 1985 | 50.9% | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 38.9% | -23.5% |
| 1995 | 31.8% | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | -43.5% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | +23.3% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.1% | 42.9% | 45.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 44.8% | 41.5% | 48.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 53.3% | 50.9% | 55.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 35.4% | 31.8% | 38.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 18.0% | 22.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 23.9% | 23.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 64 Burundi 25.2% compare
- 65 Jamaica 24.2% compare
- 66 United Arab Emirates 24.0% compare
- 68 Iran, Islamic Republic of 23.1% compare
- 69 Morocco 22.9% compare
- 70 Bangladesh 22.7% 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 population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Sri Lanka?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Sri Lanka was 23.9% 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 50-54 with primary schooling. recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling.?
- Sri Lanka ranks 67th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. 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 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)