Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa: School enrollment, primary, female
School enrollment, primary, female over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 96.4% against 72.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 24.0%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 167 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school enrollment, primary, female, Sri Lanka or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sri Lanka, at 96.4% against 72.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2014.
- What is the difference in school enrollment, primary, female between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 24.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2009.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.