Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Population aged 25-64, primary education and below was 0.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
63rd
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2004
All-time low
0.3%
in 2016
Years of data
23
1992–2019

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

00.10.20.30.41992200520191992: 0.413 % of population with low edcuation1993: 0.408 % of population with low edcuation1994: 0.419 % of population with low edcuation1995: 0.409 % of population with low edcuation1996: 0.422 % of population with low edcuation1998: 0.423 % of population with low edcuation1999: 0.421 % of population with low edcuation2000: 0.435 % of population with low edcuation2001: 0.422 % of population with low edcuation2002: 0.429 % of population with low edcuation2003: 0.434 % of population with low edcuation2004: 0.436 % of population with low edcuation2006: 0.428 % of population with low edcuation2007: 0.41 % of population with low edcuation2008: 0.415 % of population with low edcuation2009: 0.431 % of population with low edcuation2011: 0.398 % of population with low edcuation2012: 0.389 % of population with low edcuation2013: 0.372 % of population with low edcuation2014: 0.368 % of population with low edcuation2015: 0.353 % of population with low edcuation2016: 0.345 % of population with low edcuation2019: 0.345 % of population with low edcuation

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

Analysis

In 2019, population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka stood at 0.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2016.

Sri Lanka ranks 63rd of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of population with low edcuation Change
1992 0.4%
1993 0.4% -1.4%
1994 0.4% +2.7%
1995 0.4% -2.5%
1996 0.4% +3.2%
1998 0.4% +0.3%
1999 0.4% -0.3%
2000 0.4% +3.2%
2001 0.4% -3.0%
2002 0.4% +1.8%
2003 0.4% +1.2%
2004 0.4% +0.5%
2006 0.4% -2.0%
2007 0.4% -4.0%
2008 0.4% +1.0%
2009 0.4% +3.9%
2011 0.4% -7.6%
2012 0.4% -2.2%
2013 0.4% -4.4%
2014 0.4% -1.1%
2015 0.4% -4.0%
2016 0.3% -2.5%
2019 0.3% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 7
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 9
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 60 Togo 0.4% compare
  2. 61 Greece 0.4% compare
  3. 62 Jordan 0.3% compare
  4. 64 Philippines 0.3% compare
  5. 65 Paraguay 0.3% compare
  6. 66 Madagascar 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka?
Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 25-64, primary education and below recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2004.
What is the lowest population aged 25-64, primary education and below recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
How does Sri Lanka rank for population aged 25-64, primary education and below?
Sri Lanka ranks 63rd out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is population aged 25-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation)
Unit
% of population with low edcuation
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
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