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 0.4% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Sri Lanka, 2010–2018
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 0.4%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 63.8% on the previous year and down 93.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Sri Lanka peaked at 5.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2018.
Sri Lanka ranks 138th of 149 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
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.8% | — |
| 2011 | 5.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -78.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -63.8% |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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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 0.4% 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 5.9% in 2011.
- 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 0.4% in 2018.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Sri Lanka ranks 138th out of 149 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 93.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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/