SDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Sri Lanka: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1.04 GPIA
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1.01 GPIA
in 2022
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
79th
Sri Lanka rank
76th

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender over time

  • SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Sri Lanka
00.250.50.751197119972023

How they compare

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 1.04 GPIA against 1.01 GPIA in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.03 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 79th and Sri Lanka ranks 76th of 220 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Sub-saharan Africa Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9723 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 0.0338 GPIA Sri Lanka
1990s 0.9855 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 0.0228 GPIA Sri Lanka
2000s 0.9799 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 0.0266 GPIA Sri Lanka
2010s 1.05 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 0.0473 GPIA SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 1.04 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 0.0296 GPIA SDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Sri Lanka?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 1.04 GPIA against 1.01 GPIA in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender between SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sri Lanka?
0.03 GPIA, with SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sri Lanka?
21 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
How do SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sri Lanka rank globally for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 79th and Sri Lanka ranks 76th of 220 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,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
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
384 places, 13,527 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release