Primary completion rate, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Primary completion rate, female was 95.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Sri Lanka, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2023, primary completion rate, female in Sri Lanka stood at 95.4%.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 106.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 65.8%, in 1970.
Sri Lanka ranks 90th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 65.8% | — |
| 1983 | 84.8% | +28.9% |
| 1985 | 89.6% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 92.0% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 91.8% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 93.5% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 94.0% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 97.1% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 96.9% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 99.3% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 102.6% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 106.0% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 94.3% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 91.8% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 88.5% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 90.2% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 95.7% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 97.3% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 95.6% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 95.1% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 94.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 94.6% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 93.5% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 97.1% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.8% | 65.8% | 65.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 90.3% | 84.8% | 93.5% | 5 |
| 1990s | 96.8% | 94.0% | 99.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 88.5% | 106.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 94.2% | 97.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 93.5% | 97.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 87 Kyrgyzstan 95.7% compare
- 88 Ukraine 95.6% compare
- 89 Switzerland 95.5% compare
- 91 Eswatini 95.3% compare
- 92 North Macedonia 95.2% compare
- 93 Ireland 94.9% compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 64,434 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,899 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 222,100 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 136,118 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -6.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Sri Lanka?
- Primary completion rate, female in Sri Lanka was 95.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 106.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.8% in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 90th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.