Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Persistence to last grade of primary, female was 98.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Sri Lanka, 1982–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2022, persistence to last grade of primary, female in Sri Lanka stood at 98.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 100.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 90.7%, in 1989.
Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 164 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 last grade of primary, 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% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 98.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 98.6% is above the median for South Asia, which is 93.1%, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
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 last grade of primary, female in Sri Lanka?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, 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 last grade of primary, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.7% in 1989.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for persistence to last grade of primary, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 39th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is persistence to last grade of primary, 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 last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.