Sri Lanka vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes
Sri Lanka
91.5%
in 2023
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
95.5%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
182nd
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank
182nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes over time
- Sri Lanka
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
How they compare
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries currently reports 95.5% against 91.5% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 4.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 182nd and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 182nd of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 5 and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.4% | 76.6% | 19.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 117.9% | 85.9% | 31.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 114.0% | 89.9% | 24.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 94.9% | 1.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 94.0% | 2.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 94.3% | 0.8% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes, Sri Lanka or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, at 95.5% against 91.5% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes between Sri Lanka and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- 4.0%, with UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- Sri Lanka ranks 182nd and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 182nd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release