Sri Lanka - Primary completion rate
Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)
Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Sri Lanka was 98.99 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 111.13 in 2002, while its lowest value was 62.80 in 1970.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 62.80 |
| 1983 | 86.50 |
| 1985 | 87.18 |
| 1986 | 89.53 |
| 1987 | 90.00 |
| 1989 | 94.89 |
| 1990 | 97.67 |
| 1991 | 99.72 |
| 1992 | 99.19 |
| 1998 | 97.19 |
| 2001 | 106.59 |
| 2002 | 111.13 |
| 2003 | 104.91 |
| 2005 | 100.99 |
| 2006 | 100.31 |
| 2007 | 97.13 |
| 2008 | 92.46 |
| 2009 | 92.00 |
| 2010 | 97.87 |
| 2011 | 98.04 |
| 2012 | 96.62 |
| 2013 | 96.96 |
| 2014 | 97.01 |
| 2015 | 98.00 |
| 2016 | 99.98 |
| 2017 | 101.63 |
| 2019 | 98.99 |
Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)
Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Sri Lanka was 99.53 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 114.07 in 2002, while its lowest value was 64.29 in 1970.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 64.29 |
| 1983 | 87.32 |
| 1985 | 91.60 |
| 1986 | 90.60 |
| 1987 | 90.59 |
| 1989 | 95.92 |
| 1990 | 97.21 |
| 1991 | 99.79 |
| 1992 | 99.21 |
| 1998 | 97.50 |
| 2001 | 107.98 |
| 2002 | 114.07 |
| 2003 | 105.49 |
| 2005 | 101.33 |
| 2006 | 100.09 |
| 2007 | 97.81 |
| 2008 | 92.53 |
| 2009 | 92.72 |
| 2010 | 99.94 |
| 2011 | 102.21 |
| 2012 | 97.89 |
| 2013 | 99.66 |
| 2014 | 99.19 |
| 2015 | 100.10 |
| 2016 | 102.23 |
| 2017 | 103.14 |
| 2019 | 99.53 |
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Sri Lanka was 99.26 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 112.62 in 2002, while its lowest value was 42.36 in 1976.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 63.55 |
| 1972 | 79.88 |
| 1974 | 73.10 |
| 1975 | 70.93 |
| 1976 | 42.36 |
| 1977 | 58.00 |
| 1978 | 74.70 |
| 1979 | 77.88 |
| 1980 | 85.09 |
| 1981 | 93.43 |
| 1982 | 87.25 |
| 1983 | 86.91 |
| 1984 | 90.17 |
| 1985 | 89.42 |
| 1986 | 90.08 |
| 1987 | 90.30 |
| 1989 | 95.41 |
| 1990 | 97.43 |
| 1991 | 99.75 |
| 1992 | 99.20 |
| 1998 | 97.35 |
| 2001 | 107.30 |
| 2002 | 112.62 |
| 2003 | 105.20 |
| 2005 | 101.17 |
| 2006 | 100.20 |
| 2007 | 97.48 |
| 2008 | 92.49 |
| 2009 | 92.37 |
| 2010 | 98.91 |
| 2011 | 100.13 |
| 2012 | 97.26 |
| 2013 | 98.31 |
| 2014 | 98.11 |
| 2015 | 99.05 |
| 2016 | 101.11 |
| 2017 | 102.39 |
| 2019 | 99.26 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
