Sri Lanka vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes
Sri Lanka
94.5%
in 2023
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
91.1%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
98th
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
97th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes over time
- Sri Lanka
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 94.5% against 91.1% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 3.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 98th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 97th of 198 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.1% | 84.6% | 9.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 96.9% | 82.4% | 14.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 96.2% | 87.4% | 8.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 90.8% | 5.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 91.7% | 3.2% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes, Sri Lanka or WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Sri Lanka, at 94.5% against 91.1% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes between Sri Lanka and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 3.4%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Sri Lanka ranks 98th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 97th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, 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