Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary was 35.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
35.8%
World rank
58th
of 144 countries
All-time high
42.5%
in 1980
All-time low
22.1%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Sri Lanka, 1960–2010

0102030401960198520101960: 22.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 22.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 24.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 32.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 42.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 39.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 35.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 32.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 25.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 30.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 35.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 35.8% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Sri Lanka peaked at 42.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 1965.

That places Sri Lanka 58th 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.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Sri Lanka, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 22.2%
1965 22.1% -0.5%
1970 24.1% +9.0%
1975 32.4% +34.6%
1980 42.5% +31.0%
1985 39.6% -6.9%
1990 35.8% -9.5%
1995 32.1% -10.3%
2000 25.4% -20.9%
2005 30.6% +20.4%
2010 35.8% +17.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 22.1% 22.1% 22.2% 2
1970s 28.3% 24.1% 32.4% 2
1980s 41.0% 39.6% 42.5% 2
1990s 34.0% 32.1% 35.8% 2
2000s 28.0% 25.4% 30.6% 2
2010s 35.8% 35.8% 35.8% 1

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 55 Denmark 36.7% compare
  2. 56 Nicaragua 36.5% compare
  3. 57 Portugal 35.9% compare
  4. 59 Namibia 35.4% compare
  5. 60 Kyrgyzstan 35.0% compare
  6. 61 Japan 33.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Sri Lanka?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Sri Lanka was 35.8% 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 75+ with primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 1980.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 1965.
How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary?
Sri Lanka ranks 58th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. 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: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
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 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)