Sri Lanka vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male
Sri Lanka
90.8%
in 2023
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
96.7%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
183rd
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank
186th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 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 96.7% against 90.8% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 5.9%.
That makes UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 183rd and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 186th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.0% | 92.8% | 6.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 120.2% | 95.9% | 24.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 115.8% | 96.9% | 18.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 95.9% | 98.4% | 2.5% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 96.0% | 1.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 95.7% | 2.8% | 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, male, Sri Lanka or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, at 96.7% against 90.8% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary, male between Sri Lanka and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- 5.9%, 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?
- 47 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, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 183rd and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 186th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male (%). 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