Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male was 45.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in Sri Lanka is 45.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 45.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2010.
That places Sri Lanka 119th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27.5% | — |
| 2011 | 28.3% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 31.3% | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 31.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | +32.4% |
| 2016 | 40.0% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 32.2% | -19.6% |
| 2018 | 32.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 33.3% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 34.3% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 41.9% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 45.1% | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.3% | 27.5% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 34.3% | 45.1% | 4 |
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More education data for Sri Lanka
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in Sri Lanka?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in Sri Lanka was 45.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 119th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. 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 Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release