Sri Lanka vs Suriname: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female

Sri Lanka
101.5%
in 2018
Suriname
101.6%
in 2015
Sri Lanka rank
63rd
Suriname rank
61st

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Suriname
0255075100197119942018

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 101.6% against 101.5% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Suriname ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 63rd and Suriname ranks 61st of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 62.0% 81.3% 19.3% Suriname
1980s 93.1% 97.7% 4.6% Suriname
1990s 95.7% 95.4% 0.3% Sri Lanka
2010s 99.5% 96.9% 2.7% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Sri Lanka or Suriname?
Suriname, at 101.6% against 101.5% in Sri Lanka as of 2015.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Sri Lanka and Suriname?
0.1%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Suriname?
13 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2013.
How do Sri Lanka and Suriname rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Sri Lanka ranks 63rd and Suriname ranks 61st of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.