Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male was 98.8% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Sri Lanka, 1982–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 98.8% for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in 2016.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 100.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 94.6%, in 1989.
That places Sri Lanka 37th out of 164 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 95.9% | — |
| 1985 | 96.5% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 96.9% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 94.6% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 96.6% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 95.1% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 98.8% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 95.2% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.2% | 94.6% | 97.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 95.8% | 95.1% | 96.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.1% | 98.8% | 99.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 95.2% | 100.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 155,543 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 224,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in Sri Lanka?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in Sri Lanka was 98.8% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.6% in 1989.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 37th out of 164 countries with data for 2016.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of a cohort of male students enrolled in the first grade of primary education in a given school year who are expected to reach grade 4, regardless of repetition. Divide the total number of students belonging to a school-cohort who reached each successive grade of primary education by the number of students in the school-cohort i.e. those originally enrolled in the first grade of primary education, and multiply the result by 100. The survival rate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.