Primary school completion rate in Sri Lanka
The primary completion rate in Sri Lanka was 94.5% in 2023.
Sri Lanka, 2023
94.5%
Change from 2022
−0.6percentage points
World, 2023
87.3%
Position in 2023
76th of 137
Primary school completion rate in Sri Lanka over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sri Lanka | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 88.0% |
| 2023 | 94.5% | 87.3% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | 91.1% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | 88.7% |
| 2020 | 93.5% | 88.0% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | 87.9% |
| 2018 | – | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 96.3% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 94.6% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 95.5% | 88.3% |
| 2012 | 95.3% | 88.1% |
| 2011 | 98.4% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | 96.1% | 88.5% |
| 2009 | 90.1% | 89.0% |
| 2008 | 88.4% | 88.2% |
| 2007 | 92.2% | 86.5% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | 85.3% |
| 2005 | 94.7% | 85.0% |
| 2004 | – | 84.2% |
| 2003 | 99.8% | 83.5% |
| 2002 | 107.4% | 83.3% |
| 2001 | 103.2% | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 95.2% in 2022.
- Since 2012, when it was 95.3%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points.
- Among the 137 countries with data for 2023, Sri Lanka has the 76th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 87.3%.
More for Sri Lanka
All statistics for Sri Lanka
Primary school enrolment (gross)
91.5%
2023 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
88.0%
2023 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
17.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
99.6%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
98.7%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
46.3%
2022 · UNESCO UIS