Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 101.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Sri Lanka, 1976–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Sri Lanka stood at 101.5%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 101.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 1976.
That places Sri Lanka 63rd out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 62.0% | — |
| 1981 | 83.5% | +34.5% |
| 1982 | 84.1% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 85.1% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 86.7% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 88.3% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 90.7% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 92.4% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 94.0% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 95.2% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 96.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 97.2% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 97.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 100.6% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 100.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 100.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 101.5% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.0% | 62.0% | 62.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 88.9% | 83.5% | 95.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 96.3% | 95.5% | 97.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 97.8% | 101.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Sri Lanka?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Sri Lanka was 101.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 101.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 63rd out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.