Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total was 13,239 in 2010. β² Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Sri Lanka, 1960β2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Sri Lanka is 13,239, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 13,239 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,965, in 1960.
That places Sri Lanka 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 | 4,204 | 3,965 | 4,442 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5,428 | 5,053 | 5,802 | 2 |
| 1980s | 7,030 | 6,580 | 7,481 | 2 |
| 1990s | 9,180 | 8,610 | 9,751 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11,440 | 10,851 | 12,028 | 2 |
| 2010s | 13,239 | 13,239 | 13,239 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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 73,333 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.95 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Sri Lanka?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Sri Lanka was 13,239 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 25+, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 13,239 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,965 in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total?
- Sri Lanka ranks 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. 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 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 25+, total is the total population over age 25 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.