Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female was 98.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Sri Lanka, 1982–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 98.6% for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 100.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 90.7%, in 1989.
Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 91.4% | — |
| 1985 | 93.3% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 96.3% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 90.7% | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 94.8% | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 92.6% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 98.1% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 98.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 94.6% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 98.6% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 98.1% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | -1.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 98.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.3%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 98.6% is above the median for South Asia, which is 93.1%, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 93.0% | 90.7% | 96.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 93.7% | 92.6% | 94.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 98.1% | 99.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 94.6% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.6% | 98.6% | 1 |
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 the last grade of primary education, female in Sri Lanka?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Sri Lanka was 98.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.7% in 1989.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 39th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release