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

Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary was 31.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
31.6%
World rank
14th
of 144 countries
All-time high
31.6%
in 2010
All-time low
7.4%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

510152025301960198520101960: 7.41965: 7.81970: 12.71975: 10.91980: 9.21985: 13.21990: 15.21995: 19.12000: 23.62005: 26.52010: 31.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Sri Lanka stood at 31.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 33.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Sri Lanka peaked at 31.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 1960.

Sri Lanka ranks 14th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 65-69 with secondary in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary in Sri Lanka, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 7.4%
1965 7.8% +5.8%
1970 12.7% +62.5%
1975 10.9% -14.2%
1980 9.2% -15.9%
1985 13.2% +43.6%
1990 15.2% +15.5%
1995 19.1% +25.1%
2000 23.6% +23.8%
2005 26.5% +12.4%
2010 31.6% +19.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.6% 7.4% 7.8% 2
1970s 11.8% 10.9% 12.7% 2
1980s 11.2% 9.2% 13.2% 2
1990s 17.1% 15.2% 19.1% 2
2000s 25.1% 23.6% 26.5% 2
2010s 31.6% 31.6% 31.6% 1

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 11 Netherlands 33.2% compare
  2. 12 Slovakia 31.8% compare
  3. 13 Albania 31.7% compare
  4. 15 Norway 29.4% compare
  5. 16 Viet Nam 29.3% compare
  6. 17 Slovenia 28.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Sri Lanka?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Sri Lanka was 31.6% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 1960.
How does Sri Lanka rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary?
Sri Lanka ranks 14th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. 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 65-69 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 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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