Net intake rate in grade 1, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Net intake rate in grade 1, female was 96.4% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Net intake rate in grade 1, female in Sri Lanka, 2001–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of official school-age population.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 96.4% for net intake rate in grade 1, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net intake rate in grade 1, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 96.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 92.5%, in 2003.
That places Sri Lanka 9th out of 115 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
Net intake rate in grade 1, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of official school-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 94.1% | — |
| 2002 | 95.9% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 92.5% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 94.1% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.2% | 92.5% | 95.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 96.4% | 96.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 6 Cuba 97.2% compare
- 7 Cape Verde 96.6% compare
- 8 Sweden 96.6% compare
- 10 Aruba 96.0% compare
- 11 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 95.6% compare
- 12 New Zealand 95.3% 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 net intake rate in grade 1, female in Sri Lanka?
- Net intake rate in grade 1, female in Sri Lanka was 96.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest net intake rate in grade 1, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest net intake rate in grade 1, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.5% in 2003.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for net intake rate in grade 1, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 9th out of 115 countries with data for 2017.
- Is net intake rate in grade 1, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Net intake rate in grade 1, female (% of official school-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.