Primary completion rate, total in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Primary completion rate, total was 94.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Sri Lanka, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 94.5% for primary completion rate, total in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 107.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 43.2%, in 1976.
Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 66.2% | — |
| 1972 | 82.2% | +24.1% |
| 1974 | 74.1% | -9.8% |
| 1975 | 71.7% | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 43.2% | -39.8% |
| 1977 | 59.4% | +37.6% |
| 1978 | 75.4% | +26.8% |
| 1979 | 78.1% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 84.7% | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 92.0% | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 86.2% | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 85.4% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 90.3% | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 92.2% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 92.8% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 92.3% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 94.1% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 93.9% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 97.3% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 97.0% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 99.6% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 103.2% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 107.4% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 99.8% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 94.7% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 92.2% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 88.4% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 90.1% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 96.1% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 98.4% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 95.3% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.3% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 93.5% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 94.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.8% | 43.2% | 82.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 90.0% | 84.7% | 94.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 96.9% | 93.9% | 99.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 96.2% | 88.4% | 107.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 94.4% | 98.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 93.5% | 96.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More aid effectiveness data for Sri Lanka
- Net ODA received per capita 37.54 current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), annual -92.11 % change on previous year (2022)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per 13,373 current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per unit 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita 37.54 current US$ per person (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) -96.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 13,373 constant 2023 US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 0.0098 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 37.54 constant 2023 US$ per person (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 37.54 constant 2023 US$ per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Sri Lanka?
- Primary completion rate, total in Sri Lanka was 94.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 107.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.2% in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Sri Lanka ranks 91st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.