Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary was 43.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
43.0%
World rank
4th
of 144 countries
All-time high
43.0%
in 2010
All-time low
10.7%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Sri Lanka, 1960–2010

102030401960198520101960: 11.21965: 10.71970: 16.31975: 15.41980: 111985: 141990: 16.81995: 20.12000: 22.72005: 30.12010: 43

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Sri Lanka stood at 43.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 89.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Sri Lanka peaked at 43.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 1965.

That places Sri Lanka 4th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary in Sri Lanka, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 11.2%
1965 10.7% -4.7%
1970 16.3% +52.5%
1975 15.4% -5.6%
1980 11.0% -28.5%
1985 14.0% +27.2%
1990 16.8% +19.6%
1995 20.1% +19.8%
2000 22.7% +13.0%
2005 30.1% +32.7%
2010 43.0% +42.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11.0% 10.7% 11.2% 2
1970s 15.9% 15.4% 16.3% 2
1980s 12.5% 11.0% 14.0% 2
1990s 18.4% 16.8% 20.1% 2
2000s 26.4% 22.7% 30.1% 2
2010s 43.0% 43.0% 43.0% 1

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 1 Barbados 56.9% compare
  2. 2 Belize 53.2% compare
  3. 3 Tonga 44.4% compare
  4. 5 Albania 40.5% compare
  5. 6 Latvia 35.7% compare
  6. 7 Finland 33.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Sri Lanka?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Sri Lanka was 43.0% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 1965.
How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary?
Sri Lanka ranks 4th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 89.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary
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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