Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 99.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sri Lanka, 1976–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 99.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 99.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 63.3%, in 1976.
That places Sri Lanka 80th 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, male in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 63.3% | — |
| 1981 | 82.7% | +30.5% |
| 1982 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 83.8% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 85.1% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 86.7% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 88.8% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 90.4% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 92.0% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 93.2% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 93.0% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 93.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 93.7% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 94.9% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.3% | 63.3% | 63.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 87.3% | 82.7% | 93.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 93.6% | 93.0% | 94.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 97.8% | 99.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 77 Uzbekistan 99.6% compare
- 78 Republic of Korea 99.3% compare
- 79 South Africa 99.2% compare
- 81 Afghanistan 98.8% compare
- 82 Belize 98.8% compare
- 83 Egypt 98.6% compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sri Lanka?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sri Lanka was 99.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.3% in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 80th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.