Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes

Samoa
100.6%
in 2016
Sri Lanka
100.3%
in 2018
Samoa rank
71st
Sri Lanka rank
73rd

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

  • Samoa
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 100.6% against 100.3% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Samoa ranks 71st and Sri Lanka ranks 73rd of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 74.3% 67.4% 6.9% Samoa
1980s 88.1% 84.4% 3.7% Samoa
1990s 87.6% 95.8% 8.2% Sri Lanka
2010s 98.6% 99.0% 0.3% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Samoa or Sri Lanka?
Samoa, at 100.6% against 100.3% in Sri Lanka as of 2016.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Samoa and Sri Lanka?
0.3%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?
13 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Samoa ranks 71st 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,565 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.