Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 0.1% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
0.1%
Change on year
down 86.1%
World rank
146th
of 148 countries
All-time high
5.6%
in 2010
All-time low
0.1%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2010–2018

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Sri Lanka, 2010–2018

02462010201420182010: 5.6 %2011: 5.5 %2012: 5 %2013: 3.9 %2017: 0.474 %2018: 0.066 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Sri Lanka is 0.1%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 86.1% on the previous year and down 98.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Sri Lanka peaked at 5.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2018.

Sri Lanka ranks 146th of 148 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%) in Sri Lanka, 2010 to 2018.
Year % Change
2010 5.6%
2011 5.5% -2.1%
2012 5.0% -7.9%
2013 3.9% -22.2%
2017 0.5% -87.9%
2018 0.1% -86.1%

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Sri Lanka?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Sri Lanka was 0.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
How does Sri Lanka rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Sri Lanka ranks 146th out of 148 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 98.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,329 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/