Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.6%
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
120th
of 155 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2013
All-time low
0.5%
in 2016
Years of data
5
2013–2018

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Sri Lanka, 2013–2018

00.20.40.60.82013201520182013: 0.706 %2015: 0.663 %2016: 0.494 %2017: 0.547 %2018: 0.58 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.6% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2018.

The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.

That places Sri Lanka 120th out of 155 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%) in Sri Lanka, 2013 to 2018.
Year % Change
2013 0.7%
2015 0.7% -6.1%
2016 0.5% -25.5%
2017 0.5% +10.7%
2018 0.6% +6.1%

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Sri Lanka?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Sri Lanka was 0.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
How does Sri Lanka rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Sri Lanka ranks 120th out of 155 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 2,392 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in primary education who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/