Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Sri Lanka: Net intake rate in grade 1, female

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
75.4%
in 2018
Sri Lanka
96.4%
in 2017
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
12th
Sri Lanka rank
9th

Net intake rate in grade 1, female over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Sri Lanka
020406080100199820082018

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 96.4% against 75.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 21.0%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 12th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 36 groups.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 74.7% 94.2% 19.4% Sri Lanka
2010s 75.1% 96.4% 21.2% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net intake rate in grade 1, female, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 96.4% against 75.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2017.
What is the difference in net intake rate in grade 1, female between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
21.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka rank globally for net intake rate in grade 1, female?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 12th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Net intake rate in grade 1, female (% of official school-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Sri Lanka: Net intake rate in grade 1, female. Statizoid, drawing on Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/net-intake-rate-in-grade-1-female-percent-of-official-school-age-population/latin-america-and-caribbean-excluding-high-income/sri-lanka/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/net-intake-rate-in-grade-1-female-percent-of-official-school-age-population/latin-america-and-caribbean-excluding-high-income/sri-lanka/">Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Sri Lanka: Net intake rate in grade 1, female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Net intake rate in grade 1, female (% of official school-age population)
Unit
% of official school-age population
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 1,800 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.