Population aged 25-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Population aged 25-64, above primary education was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
64th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2012
All-time low
0.5%
in 1992
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Population aged 25-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.20.40.61992200520191992: 0.517 % of population with high edcuation1993: 0.531 % of population with high edcuation1994: 0.53 % of population with high edcuation1995: 0.538 % of population with high edcuation1996: 0.557 % of population with high edcuation1998: 0.56 % of population with high edcuation1999: 0.569 % of population with high edcuation2000: 0.571 % of population with high edcuation2001: 0.579 % of population with high edcuation2002: 0.582 % of population with high edcuation2003: 0.589 % of population with high edcuation2004: 0.588 % of population with high edcuation2006: 0.619 % of population with high edcuation2007: 0.63 % of population with high edcuation2008: 0.627 % of population with high edcuation2009: 0.633 % of population with high edcuation2011: 0.632 % of population with high edcuation2012: 0.644 % of population with high edcuation2013: 0.635 % of population with high edcuation2014: 0.643 % of population with high edcuation2015: 0.641 % of population with high edcuation2016: 0.637 % of population with high edcuation2019: 0.631 % of population with high edcuation

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with high edcuation.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.6% for population aged 25-64, above primary education in 2019.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 25-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1992.

That places Sri Lanka 64th out of 108 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Population aged 25-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 25-64, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of population with high edcuation Change
1992 0.5%
1993 0.5% +2.7%
1994 0.5% -0.2%
1995 0.5% +1.6%
1996 0.6% +3.5%
1998 0.6% +0.5%
1999 0.6% +1.7%
2000 0.6% +0.3%
2001 0.6% +1.4%
2002 0.6% +0.5%
2003 0.6% +1.1%
2004 0.6% -0.0%
2006 0.6% +5.3%
2007 0.6% +1.7%
2008 0.6% -0.5%
2009 0.6% +1.0%
2011 0.6% -0.2%
2012 0.6% +2.0%
2013 0.6% -1.4%
2014 0.6% +1.3%
2015 0.6% -0.3%
2016 0.6% -0.6%
2019 0.6% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 7
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 9
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 61 Jordan 0.6% compare
  2. 62 United Kingdom 0.6% compare
  3. 63 El Salvador 0.6% compare
  4. 65 Finland 0.6% compare
  5. 66 Argentina 0.6% compare
  6. 67 Czechia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 25-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka?
Population aged 25-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 25-64, above primary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2012.
What is the lowest population aged 25-64, above primary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1992.
How does Sri Lanka rank for population aged 25-64, above primary education?
Sri Lanka ranks 64th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is population aged 25-64, above primary education rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Population aged 25-64, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 25-64, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation)
Unit
% of population with high edcuation
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,455 data points, 1970–2021
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