School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Sri Lanka, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Sri Lanka stood at 1 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.91 GPI, in 1970.
That places Sri Lanka 65th out of 198 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.91 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.9964 GPI | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9191 GPI | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 0.9228 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9234 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.923 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9524 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9586 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.9633 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9624 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9639 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9641 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9654 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9631 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9653 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9678 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9665 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9663 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9673 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9719 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9709 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9707 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9755 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9788 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9843 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9881 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9945 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.07 GPI | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9945 GPI | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9909 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9881 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9865 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9822 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9752 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9606 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9767 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9762 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9773 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9789 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9787 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9857 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9893 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9954 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1 GPI | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9324 GPI | 0.91 GPI | 0.9964 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.9626 GPI | 0.9524 GPI | 0.9678 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.971 GPI | 0.9663 GPI | 0.9788 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9973 GPI | 0.9822 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9794 GPI | 0.9606 GPI | 0.9954 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 |
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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, primary (gross), gender parity index in Sri Lanka?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Sri Lanka was 1 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2004.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.91 GPI in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 65th out of 198 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.