Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total was 1.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1.0%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
8th
of 82 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, total in Sri Lanka, 1996–2019

00.20.40.60.811996200720191996: 0.966 % of total population aged 6-161998: 0.94 % of total population aged 6-161999: 0.947 % of total population aged 6-162000: 0.953 % of total population aged 6-162001: 0.949 % of total population aged 6-162002: 0.957 % of total population aged 6-162003: 0.943 % of total population aged 6-162004: 0.952 % of total population aged 6-162006: 0.948 % of total population aged 6-162007: 0.965 % of total population aged 6-162008: 0.97 % of total population aged 6-162009: 0.959 % of total population aged 6-162011: 0.974 % of total population aged 6-162012: 0.971 % of total population aged 6-162013: 0.972 % of total population aged 6-162014: 0.975 % of total population aged 6-162015: 0.975 % of total population aged 6-162016: 0.97 % of total population aged 6-162019: 0.984 % of total population aged 6-16

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population aged 6-16.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total in Sri Lanka is 1.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

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

Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total (% of total population aged 6-16) in Sri Lanka, 1996 to 2019.
Year % of total population aged 6-16 Change
1996 1.0%
1998 0.9% -2.7%
1999 0.9% +0.7%
2000 1.0% +0.7%
2001 0.9% -0.5%
2002 1.0% +0.9%
2003 0.9% -1.5%
2004 1.0% +1.0%
2006 0.9% -0.4%
2007 1.0% +1.7%
2008 1.0% +0.6%
2009 1.0% -1.2%
2011 1.0% +1.6%
2012 1.0% -0.3%
2013 1.0% +0.0%
2014 1.0% +0.3%
2015 1.0% +0.0%
2016 1.0% -0.5%
2019 1.0% +1.4%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 5 Luxembourg 1.0%
  2. 6 Chile 1.0% compare
  3. 7 Kenya 1.0% compare
  4. 9 Argentina 1.0% compare
  5. 10 Brazil 1.0% compare
  6. 11 Georgia 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total in Sri Lanka?
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total in Sri Lanka was 1.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1998.
How does Sri Lanka rank for enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total?
Sri Lanka ranks 8th out of 82 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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, total (% of total population aged 6-16). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, total (% of total population aged 6-16)
Unit
% of total population aged 6-16
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,014 data points, 1970–2021
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