GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Sri Lanka: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
89.6%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
92.3%
in 2023
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
149th
Sri Lanka rank
152nd

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 92.3% against 89.6% in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 2.7%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 152nd of 221 groups.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 79.3% 108.5% 29.2% Sri Lanka
2000s 84.2% 95.0% 10.9% Sri Lanka
2010s 85.2% 96.4% 11.2% Sri Lanka
2020s 87.7% 94.2% 6.5% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 92.3% against 89.6% in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Sri Lanka?
2.7%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Sri Lanka?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 152nd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,391 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release