Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. was 17.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. 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 60-64 with primary schooling. in Sri Lanka stood at 17.7%.
That represents a change of up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Sri Lanka peaked at 31.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1960.
Sri Lanka ranks 51st 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 60-64 with primary schooling. in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.3% | — |
| 1965 | 6.1% | +41.9% |
| 1970 | 14.7% | +140.7% |
| 1975 | 22.8% | +55.3% |
| 1980 | 31.9% | +39.7% |
| 1985 | 30.3% | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 26.9% | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 22.4% | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 14.7% | -34.5% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | +27.1% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.2% | 4.3% | 6.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 18.7% | 14.7% | 22.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 31.1% | 30.3% | 31.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.7% | 22.4% | 26.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 14.7% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 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 60-64 with primary schooling. in Sri Lanka?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Sri Lanka was 17.7% 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 primary schooling. recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling.?
- Sri Lanka ranks 51st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 60-64 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Completed Primary