Sri Lanka vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Sri Lanka
0.7366 GPIA
in 2023
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
0.7755 GPIA
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
111th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
114th
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Sri Lanka
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 0.7755 GPIA against 0.7366 GPIA in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0389 GPIA.
That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2013 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 111th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 114th of 183 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9849 GPIA | 0.8469 GPIA | 0.1381 GPIA | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.9458 GPIA | 1.35 GPIA | 0.4047 GPIA | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 0.7755 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 0.0389 GPIA, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Sri Lanka ranks 111th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 114th 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
February 2026 Data Release