How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Sri Lanka?

18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cyprus vs Sri Lanka: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female

Cyprus

99.7%

in 2018

Sri Lanka

99.8%

in 2018

Cyprus rank

105th

Sri Lanka rank

104th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female over time

Cyprus
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 99.8% against 99.7% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Cyprus ranks 105th and Sri Lanka ranks 104th of 188 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	99.9%	99.9%	0.0%	Sri Lanka
2010s	99.5%	99.0%	0.6%	Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female, Cyprus or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 99.8% against 99.7% in Cyprus as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Cyprus and Sri Lanka?: 0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Sri Lanka?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Cyprus and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?: Cyprus ranks 105th and Sri Lanka ranks 104th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.