School enrollment, preprimary, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School enrollment, preprimary, male was 69.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Sri Lanka, 2010–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary, male in Sri Lanka is 69.9%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 71.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 55.9%, in 2010.
Sri Lanka ranks 93rd 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, male in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 55.9% | — |
| 2011 | 57.6% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 59.4% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 61.4% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 62.6% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 66.3% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 71.9% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 66.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 68.5% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 69.9% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.7% | 55.9% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 69.9% | 69.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, male in Sri Lanka?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Sri Lanka was 69.9% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.9% in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 93rd out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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, male (% 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.