Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 65.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Sri Lanka, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Sri Lanka stood at 65.7%.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Sri Lanka peaked at 67.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 2018.
That places Sri Lanka 126th out of 166 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 50.7% | — |
| 2015 | 63.3% | +24.7% |
| 2016 | 61.7% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 53.7% | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 49.9% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 53.4% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | +25.5% |
| 2022 | 67.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 65.7% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55.2% | 49.9% | 63.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 53.4% | 67.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 123 Lao People's Democratic Republic 67.2% compare
- 124 Gambia 66.6% compare
- 125 Saudi Arabia 66.0% compare
- 127 Liberia 65.6% compare
- 128 Papua New Guinea 65.4% compare
- 129 Sierra Leone 65.1% 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 enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Sri Lanka?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Sri Lanka was 65.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 67.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 2018.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Sri Lanka ranks 126th out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release