Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 16,720 in 2010. β² Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Sri Lanka, 1960β2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Sri Lanka stood at 16,720. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 16,720 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5,778, in 1960.
Sri Lanka ranks 46th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,178 | 5,778 | 6,578 | 2 |
| 1970s | 8,174 | 7,588 | 8,759 | 2 |
| 1980s | 10,276 | 9,762 | 10,790 | 2 |
| 1990s | 12,699 | 12,075 | 13,323 | 2 |
| 2000s | 15,199 | 14,652 | 15,746 | 2 |
| 2010s | 16,720 | 16,720 | 16,720 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 43 Saudi Arabia 18,076 compare
- 44 Australia 17,323 compare
- 45 Uganda 17,053 compare
- 47 Ghana 15,334 compare
- 48 Syrian Arab Republic 13,910 compare
- 49 Netherlands 13,722 compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Sri Lanka?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Sri Lanka was 16,720 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+, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 16,720 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,778 in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Sri Lanka ranks 46th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.