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

Malaysia
100.1%
in 2017
Sri Lanka
99.8%
in 2018
Malaysia rank
101st
Sri Lanka rank
104th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Sri Lanka
0255075100199520062018

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 100.1% against 99.8% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Malaysia ranks 101st and Sri Lanka ranks 104th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 96.8% 100.9% 4.2% Sri Lanka
2000s 96.9% 99.9% 3.0% Sri Lanka
2010s 99.1% 98.9% 0.2% Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female, Malaysia or Sri Lanka?
Malaysia, at 100.1% against 99.8% in Sri Lanka as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
0.3%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Malaysia ranks 101st 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

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.