Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary was 13.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
13.6%
World rank
61st
of 144 countries
All-time high
21.3%
in 1980
All-time low
11.0%
in 2000
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Sri Lanka, 1960–2010

051015201960198520101960: 19.71965: 19.61970: 15.91975: 18.51980: 21.31985: 18.71990: 16.41995: 14.52000: 112005: 11.22010: 13.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 13.6% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in 2010.

The figure is up 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Sri Lanka peaked at 21.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2000.

Sri Lanka ranks 61st 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 primary in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary in Sri Lanka, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 19.7%
1965 19.6% -0.5%
1970 15.9% -18.9%
1975 18.5% +16.5%
1980 21.3% +14.7%
1985 18.7% -11.9%
1990 16.4% -12.4%
1995 14.5% -11.6%
2000 11.0% -24.1%
2005 11.2% +1.8%
2010 13.6% +21.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 19.6% 19.6% 19.7% 2
1970s 17.2% 15.9% 18.5% 2
1980s 20.0% 18.7% 21.3% 2
1990s 15.4% 14.5% 16.4% 2
2000s 11.1% 11.0% 11.2% 2
2010s 13.6% 13.6% 13.6% 1

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 58 Türkiye 14.3% compare
  2. 59 Cuba 14.1% compare
  3. 60 United Arab Emirates 13.7% compare
  4. 62 Ireland 13.3% compare
  5. 63 Austria 12.8% compare
  6. 64 Luxembourg 12.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Sri Lanka?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Sri Lanka was 13.6% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 1980.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2000.
How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary?
Sri Lanka ranks 61st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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