Persistence to grade 5, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Persistence to grade 5, female was 98.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Persistence to grade 5, female in Sri Lanka, 1982–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persistence to grade 5, female in Sri Lanka is 98.6%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to grade 5, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 100.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 90.7%, in 1989.
Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Persistence to grade 5, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 91.4% | — |
| 1985 | 93.3% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 96.3% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 90.7% | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 94.8% | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 92.6% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 98.1% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 98.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 94.6% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 98.6% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 98.1% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 93.0% | 90.7% | 96.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 93.7% | 92.6% | 94.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 98.1% | 99.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 94.6% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.6% | 98.6% | 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 persistence to grade 5, female in Sri Lanka?
- Persistence to grade 5, female in Sri Lanka was 98.6% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to grade 5, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest persistence to grade 5, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.7% in 1989.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for persistence to grade 5, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 31st out of 149 countries with data for 2022.
- Is persistence to grade 5, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.