Enrolment in primary education, male in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Enrolment in primary education, male was 875,930 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
875,930 number
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
70th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.19 million number
in 1986
All-time low
757,800 number
in 1975
Years of data
42
1970–2018

Enrolment in primary education, male in Sri Lanka, 1970–2018

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1970199420181970: 884.5k number1971: 867.8k number1975: 757.8k number1976: 758.0k number1977: 807.0k number1978: 1.0M number1980: 1.1M number1981: 1.1M number1982: 1.1M number1983: 1.1M number1984: 1.1M number1985: 1.2M number1986: 1.2M number1987: 1.1M number1988: 1.1M number1989: 1.1M number1990: 1.1M number1991: 1.1M number1992: 1.1M number1993: 1.0M number1994: 1.0M number1995: 1.0M number1996: 952.5k number1998: 928.0k number2001: 905.3k number2002: 883.7k number2003: 849.8k number2004: 777.5k number2005: 820.3k number2006: 821.7k number2007: 826.8k number2008: 830.7k number2009: 824.0k number2010: 876.1k number2011: 888.7k number2012: 889.4k number2013: 897.7k number2014: 903.4k number2015: 903.7k number2016: 900.7k number2017: 886.8k number2018: 875.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 875,930 number for enrolment in primary education, male in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.19 million number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 757,800 number, in 1975.

Sri Lanka ranks 70th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 849,854 number 757,800 number 1.02 million number 6
1980s 1.11 million number 1.06 million number 1.19 million number 10
1990s 1.03 million number 928,022 number 1.09 million number 8
2000s 837,768 number 777,541 number 905,251 number 9
2010s 891,385 number 875,930 number 903,687 number 9

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 67 Guinea 982,902 number compare
  2. 68 Ecuador 979,268 number compare
  3. 69 Ukraine 884,546 number compare
  4. 71 Sierra Leone 874,177 number compare
  5. 72 Togo 808,042 number compare
  6. 73 Syria 803,207 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, male in Sri Lanka?
Enrolment in primary education, male in Sri Lanka was 875,930 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1.19 million number in 1986.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 757,800 number in 1975.
How does Sri Lanka rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
Sri Lanka ranks 70th out of 202 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.