Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education was 21.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
21.9%
World rank
77th
of 144 countries
All-time high
72.8%
in 1960
All-time low
21.9%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in Sri Lanka, 1960–2010

204060801960198520101960: 72.81965: 72.51970: 62.71975: 55.41980: 46.91985: 45.51990: 37.81995: 37.82000: 30.32005: 26.22010: 21.9

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in Sri Lanka stood at 21.9%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

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

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in Sri Lanka peaked at 72.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 2010.

Sri Lanka ranks 77th 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 70-74 with no education in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 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 55.4% -11.7%
1980 46.9% -15.3%
1985 45.5% -3.0%
1990 37.8% -17.0%
1995 37.8% +0.0%
2000 30.3% -19.8%
2005 26.2% -13.5%
2010 21.9% -16.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 72.7% 72.5% 72.8% 2
1970s 59.0% 55.4% 62.7% 2
1980s 46.2% 45.5% 46.9% 2
1990s 37.8% 37.8% 37.8% 2
2000s 28.3% 26.2% 30.3% 2
2010s 21.9% 21.9% 21.9% 1

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 74 South Africa 27.5% compare
  2. 75 Hong Kong, China 26.6% compare
  3. 76 Cuba 26.0% compare
  4. 78 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 21.8% compare
  5. 79 Colombia 19.7% compare
  6. 80 Dominican Republic 19.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in Sri Lanka?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 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 70-74 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 70-74 with no education recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 2010.
How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education?
Sri Lanka ranks 77th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 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 70-74 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 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 70-74 with no education