Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 95.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Sri Lanka, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Sri Lanka is 95.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 106.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 65.8%, in 1970.
That places Sri Lanka 92nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 65.8% | — |
| 1983 | 84.8% | +28.9% |
| 1985 | 89.6% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 92.0% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 91.8% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 93.5% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 94.0% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 97.1% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 96.9% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 99.3% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 102.6% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 106.0% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 94.3% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 91.8% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 88.5% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 90.2% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 95.7% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 97.3% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 95.6% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 95.1% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 94.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 94.6% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 93.5% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 97.1% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | -0.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 95.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 95.4% is below the median for South Asia, which is 96.8%, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +28.9% | 65.8% | 84.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.8% | 65.8% | 65.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 90.3% | 84.8% | 93.5% | 5 |
| 1990s | 96.8% | 94.0% | 99.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 88.5% | 106.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 94.2% | 97.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 93.5% | 97.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 89 Kyrgyzstan 95.7% compare
- 90 Ukraine 95.6% compare
- 91 Switzerland 95.5% compare
- 93 Eswatini 95.3% compare
- 94 North Macedonia 95.2% compare
- 95 Ireland 94.9% 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 gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Sri Lanka?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Sri Lanka was 95.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 106.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.8% in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 92nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release