Net intake rate in grade 1 in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Net intake rate in grade 1 was 97.1% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Net intake rate in grade 1 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
In 2017, net intake rate in grade 1 in Sri Lanka stood at 97.1%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net intake rate in grade 1 in Sri Lanka peaked at 97.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 92.6%, in 2003.
Sri Lanka ranks 5th of 118 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Net intake rate in grade 1 in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of official school-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 94.0% | — |
| 2002 | 95.7% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 92.6% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 94.5% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.2% | 92.6% | 95.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 97.1% | 97.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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 in Sri Lanka?
- Net intake rate in grade 1 in Sri Lanka was 97.1% 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 recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest net intake rate in grade 1 recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.6% in 2003.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for net intake rate in grade 1?
- Sri Lanka ranks 5th out of 118 countries with data for 2017.
- Is net intake rate in grade 1 rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 (% 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.