Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 93.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Sri Lanka, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 93.7% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 108.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 1970.
That places Sri Lanka 95th 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, male in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 66.5% | — |
| 1983 | 86.0% | +29.3% |
| 1985 | 94.6% | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 93.5% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 92.8% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 94.7% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 93.8% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 97.4% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 97.1% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 99.9% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 103.7% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 108.8% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 100.2% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 95.2% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 94.1% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 92.6% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 88.3% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 96.5% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 99.6% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 97.3% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 94.6% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 93.6% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 96.4% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 94.3% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 93.7% | -0.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 93.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.2%, 97% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 93.7% is above the median for South Asia, which is 89.8%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 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 | +29.3% | 66.5% | 86.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.5% | 66.5% | 66.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 92.3% | 86.0% | 94.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 93.8% | 99.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 96.6% | 88.3% | 108.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 94.4% | 99.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 93.6% | 96.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 92 Seychelles 94.6% compare
- 93 Macau, China 94.3% compare
- 94 Libya 93.8% compare
- 96 Tajikistan 93.7% compare
- 97 Ukraine 93.6% compare
- 98 Bahrain 93.6% 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, male in Sri Lanka?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Sri Lanka was 93.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 108.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 95th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release