Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 35-39, total in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 35-39, total was 1,599 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 35-39, total 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 35-39, total in Sri Lanka is 1,599, measured in 2010.
The figure is up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 35-39, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 1,611 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 561, in 1960.
Sri Lanka ranks 44th 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 35-39, total in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 561 | — |
| 1965 | 656 | +16.9% |
| 1970 | 663 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 762 | +14.9% |
| 1980 | 853 | +11.9% |
| 1985 | 988 | +15.8% |
| 1990 | 1,171 | +18.5% |
| 1995 | 1,388 | +18.5% |
| 2000 | 1,482 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 1,611 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 1,599 | -0.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1,599 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 988, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1,599 is below the median for South Asia, which is 1,762, 91% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 608.5 | 561 | 656 | 2 |
| 1970s | 712.5 | 663 | 762 | 2 |
| 1980s | 920.5 | 853 | 988 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1,280 | 1,171 | 1,388 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,546 | 1,482 | 1,611 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,599 | 1,599 | 1,599 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 91.41 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.86 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 35-39, total in Sri Lanka?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 35-39, total in Sri Lanka was 1,599 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 35-39, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1,611 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 35-39, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 561 in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 35-39, total?
- Sri Lanka ranks 44th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 35-39, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 35-39, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 35-39, total is the total population of 35-39 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.