Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, female was 850 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, female 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: population in thousands, age 15-19, female in Sri Lanka is 850, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 970 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 492, in 1960.
Sri Lanka ranks 52nd 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: Population in thousands, age 15-19, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 492 | — |
| 1965 | 545 | +10.8% |
| 1970 | 666 | +22.2% |
| 1975 | 779 | +17.0% |
| 1980 | 804 | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 852 | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 858 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 923 | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 970 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 883 | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 850 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 518.5 | 492 | 545 | 2 |
| 1970s | 722.5 | 666 | 779 | 2 |
| 1980s | 828 | 804 | 852 | 2 |
| 1990s | 890.5 | 858 | 923 | 2 |
| 2000s | 926.5 | 883 | 970 | 2 |
| 2010s | 850 | 850 | 850 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female in Sri Lanka?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female in Sri Lanka was 850 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 970 in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 492 in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 52nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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: Population in thousands, age 15-19, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15-19, female is the female population of 15-19 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.