Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below was 1.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1.0%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
3rd
of 74 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2019
All-time low
0.9%
in 1998
Years of data
19
1996–2019

Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Sri Lanka, 1996–2019

00.20.40.60.811996200720191996: 0.96 % of population with low education aged 6-161998: 0.941 % of population with low education aged 6-161999: 0.953 % of population with low education aged 6-162000: 0.957 % of population with low education aged 6-162001: 0.953 % of population with low education aged 6-162002: 0.961 % of population with low education aged 6-162003: 0.952 % of population with low education aged 6-162004: 0.959 % of population with low education aged 6-162006: 0.969 % of population with low education aged 6-162007: 0.973 % of population with low education aged 6-162008: 0.98 % of population with low education aged 6-162009: 0.979 % of population with low education aged 6-162011: 0.983 % of population with low education aged 6-162012: 0.977 % of population with low education aged 6-162013: 0.982 % of population with low education aged 6-162014: 0.985 % of population with low education aged 6-162015: 0.985 % of population with low education aged 6-162016: 0.989 % of population with low education aged 6-162019: 0.992 % of population with low education aged 6-16

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low education aged 6-16.

Analysis

In 2019, enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Sri Lanka stood at 1.0%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1998.

Sri Lanka ranks 3rd of 74 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below (% of population with low education aged 6-16) in Sri Lanka, 1996 to 2019.
Year % of population with low education aged 6-16 Change
1996 1.0%
1998 0.9% -2.0%
1999 1.0% +1.3%
2000 1.0% +0.4%
2001 1.0% -0.4%
2002 1.0% +0.8%
2003 1.0% -0.9%
2004 1.0% +0.6%
2006 1.0% +1.1%
2007 1.0% +0.3%
2008 1.0% +0.8%
2009 1.0% -0.2%
2011 1.0% +0.5%
2012 1.0% -0.6%
2013 1.0% +0.5%
2014 1.0% +0.3%
2015 1.0% +0.0%
2016 1.0% +0.3%
2019 1.0% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 3
2000s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 9
2010s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 1 Kyrgyzstan 1.0% compare
  2. 2 Poland 1.0% compare
  3. 4 Uruguay 1.0% compare
  4. 5 Jamaica 1.0% compare
  5. 6 Chile 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Sri Lanka?
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Sri Lanka was 1.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1998.
How does Sri Lanka rank for enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below?
Sri Lanka ranks 3rd out of 74 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below (% of population with low education aged 6-16). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below (% of population with low education aged 6-16)
Unit
% of population with low education aged 6-16
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
74 places, 889 data points, 1970–2021
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