Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 99.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Sri Lanka, 1977–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
In 2018, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Sri Lanka stood at 99.3%.
That represents a change of up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Sri Lanka peaked at 99.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 78.5%, in 1977.
That places Sri Lanka 23rd out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 78.5% | — |
| 1986 | 98.2% | +25.1% |
| 2001 | 99.9% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.6% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 96.8% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 96.7% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 96.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 95.4% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 93.2% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 94.8% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 97.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.5% | 78.5% | 78.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 98.2% | 98.2% | 98.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.2% | 93.2% | 99.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 94.8% | 99.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 20 Liechtenstein 99.3% compare
- 21 Antigua and Barbuda 99.3% compare
- 22 Aruba 99.3% compare
- 24 Grenada 99.2% compare
- 25 Georgia 99.2% compare
- 26 New Zealand 99.2% compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 155,543 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 224,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Sri Lanka?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Sri Lanka was 99.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.5% in 1977.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Sri Lanka ranks 23rd out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.