Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education was 21.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
21.9%
World rank
75th
of 144 countries
All-time high
72.8%
in 1960
All-time low
20.7%
in 2005
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education in Sri Lanka, 1960–2010

204060801960198520101960: 72.81965: 72.51970: 62.71975: 55.81980: 46.91985: 37.71990: 38.11995: 31.12000: 30.32005: 20.72010: 21.9

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education in Sri Lanka is 21.9%, measured in 2010.

That represents a change of down 27.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education in Sri Lanka peaked at 72.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2005.

Sri Lanka ranks 75th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education in Sri Lanka, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 72.8%
1965 72.5% -0.5%
1970 62.7% -13.5%
1975 55.8% -11.0%
1980 46.9% -16.0%
1985 37.7% -19.6%
1990 38.1% +1.0%
1995 31.1% -18.3%
2000 30.3% -2.7%
2005 20.7% -31.6%
2010 21.9% +5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 72.7% 72.5% 72.8% 2
1970s 59.3% 55.8% 62.7% 2
1980s 42.3% 37.7% 46.9% 2
1990s 34.6% 31.1% 38.1% 2
2000s 25.5% 20.7% 30.3% 2
2010s 21.9% 21.9% 21.9% 1

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 72 South Africa 27.5% compare
  2. 73 Cuba 27.2% compare
  3. 74 Hong Kong, China 26.6% compare
  4. 76 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 21.8% compare
  5. 77 Colombia 19.7% compare
  6. 78 Dominican Republic 19.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education in Sri Lanka?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education in Sri Lanka was 21.9% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2005.
How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education?
Sri Lanka ranks 75th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 female population age 65-69 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education