School enrollment, preprimary, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 73.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Sri Lanka, 2010–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 73.9% for school enrollment, preprimary, female in 2020.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 75.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 61.5%, in 2010.
Sri Lanka ranks 88th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 61.5% | — |
| 2011 | 63.3% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 64.9% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 67.2% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 69.9% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 74.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 70.7% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 72.7% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 73.9% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.5% | 61.5% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 73.9% | 73.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 85 Zimbabwe 74.4% compare
- 86 Thailand 74.4% compare
- 87 Antigua and Barbuda 74.0% compare
- 89 Iran, Islamic Republic of 73.7% compare
- 90 Palau 73.6% compare
- 91 Kazakhstan 73.6% compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, female in Sri Lanka?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Sri Lanka was 73.9% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.5% in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 88th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.