Enrollment rate, aged 15-16 in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Enrollment rate, aged 15-16 was 0.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
up 8.4%
World rank
26th
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2019
All-time low
0.8%
in 2006
Years of data
19
1996–2019

Enrollment rate, aged 15-16 in Sri Lanka, 1996–2019

00.20.40.60.811996200720191996: 0.923 % of population aged 15-161998: 0.826 % of population aged 15-161999: 0.847 % of population aged 15-162000: 0.861 % of population aged 15-162001: 0.868 % of population aged 15-162002: 0.876 % of population aged 15-162003: 0.834 % of population aged 15-162004: 0.861 % of population aged 15-162006: 0.804 % of population aged 15-162007: 0.891 % of population aged 15-162008: 0.908 % of population aged 15-162009: 0.833 % of population aged 15-162011: 0.911 % of population aged 15-162012: 0.909 % of population aged 15-162013: 0.905 % of population aged 15-162014: 0.904 % of population aged 15-162015: 0.906 % of population aged 15-162016: 0.863 % of population aged 15-162019: 0.936 % of population aged 15-16

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population aged 15-16.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrollment rate, aged 15-16 in Sri Lanka is 0.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrollment rate, aged 15-16 in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2006.

Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Enrollment rate, aged 15-16 in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Enrollment rate, aged 15-16 (% of population aged 15-16) in Sri Lanka, 1996 to 2019.
Year % of population aged 15-16 Change
1996 0.9%
1998 0.8% -10.5%
1999 0.8% +2.5%
2000 0.9% +1.7%
2001 0.9% +0.8%
2002 0.9% +0.9%
2003 0.8% -4.7%
2004 0.9% +3.2%
2006 0.8% -6.7%
2007 0.9% +10.8%
2008 0.9% +1.9%
2009 0.8% -8.3%
2011 0.9% +9.4%
2012 0.9% -0.3%
2013 0.9% -0.4%
2014 0.9% -0.1%
2015 0.9% +0.3%
2016 0.9% -4.7%
2019 0.9% +8.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 3
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 23 Kosovo 0.9% compare
  2. 23 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.9% compare
  3. 25 Mongolia 0.9% compare
  4. 27 Republic of Moldova 0.9% compare
  5. 28 Ecuador 0.9% compare
  6. 29 Uruguay 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrollment rate, aged 15-16 in Sri Lanka?
Enrollment rate, aged 15-16 in Sri Lanka was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enrollment rate, aged 15-16 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest enrollment rate, aged 15-16 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2006.
How does Sri Lanka rank for enrollment rate, aged 15-16?
Sri Lanka ranks 26th out of 76 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrollment rate, aged 15-16 rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enrollment rate, aged 15-16 (% of population aged 15-16). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrollment rate, aged 15-16 (% of population aged 15-16)
Unit
% of population aged 15-16
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 912 data points, 1970–2021
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