Kuwait vs Sri Lanka: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes
Kuwait
100.0%
in 2015
Sri Lanka
100.3%
in 2018
Kuwait rank
76th
Sri Lanka rank
73rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Kuwait
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 100.3% against 100.0% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 76th and Sri Lanka ranks 73rd of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.5% | 68.0% | 7.4% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 92.0% | 87.4% | 4.6% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 73.5% | 95.0% | 21.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.2% | 0.7% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Kuwait or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 100.3% against 100.0% in Kuwait as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Kuwait and Sri Lanka?
- 0.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sri Lanka?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.
- How do Kuwait and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Kuwait ranks 76th and Sri Lanka ranks 73rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and 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
Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.