Sri Lanka vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2

Sri Lanka
0.7366 GPIA
in 2023
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
0.7795 GPIA
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
111th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
112th

Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
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How they compare

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa currently reports 0.7795 GPIA against 0.7366 GPIA in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0429 GPIA.

That makes UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 111th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 112th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 0.9849 GPIA 0.7196 GPIA 0.2654 GPIA Sri Lanka
2020s 0.9458 GPIA 0.7369 GPIA 0.2089 GPIA Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Sri Lanka or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, at 0.7795 GPIA against 0.7366 GPIA in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Sri Lanka and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
0.0429 GPIA, with UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
10 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Sri Lanka ranks 111th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 112th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
397 places, 6,759 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release