Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education was 6.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in Sri Lanka, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 6.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in Sri Lanka peaked at 53.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2010.
Sri Lanka ranks 84th 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 60-64 with no education in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.5% | — |
| 1965 | 42.5% | -20.6% |
| 1970 | 41.4% | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 31.7% | -23.4% |
| 1980 | 24.7% | -22.1% |
| 1985 | 25.6% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 21.5% | -16.1% |
| 1995 | 21.6% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 14.1% | -34.7% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -58.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.0% | 42.5% | 53.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 36.5% | 31.7% | 41.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 25.2% | 24.7% | 25.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 21.5% | 21.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 14.1% | 14.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 81 Portugal 7.4% compare
- 82 Macau, China 6.6% compare
- 83 Paraguay 6.5% compare
- 85 Costa Rica 5.9% compare
- 86 El Salvador 5.7% compare
- 87 Guyana 5.6% 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 60-64 with no education in Sri Lanka?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in Sri Lanka was 6.1% 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 60-64 with no education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education?
- Sri Lanka ranks 84th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.9%. 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 60-64 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education