Primary completion rate, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Primary completion rate, male was 93.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Sri Lanka, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, male in Sri Lanka is 93.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 108.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 1970.
That places Sri Lanka 92nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 66.5% | — |
| 1983 | 86.0% | +29.3% |
| 1985 | 94.6% | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 93.5% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 92.8% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 94.7% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 93.8% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 97.4% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 97.1% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 99.9% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 103.7% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 108.8% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 100.2% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 95.2% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 94.1% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 92.6% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 88.3% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 96.5% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 99.6% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 97.3% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 94.6% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 93.6% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 96.4% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 94.3% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 93.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.5% | 66.5% | 66.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 92.3% | 86.0% | 94.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 93.8% | 99.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 96.6% | 88.3% | 108.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 94.4% | 99.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 93.6% | 96.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3876 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 439,099 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 358,218 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Sri Lanka?
- Primary completion rate, male in Sri Lanka was 93.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 108.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 92nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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, male (% 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.