Primary school enrolment (gross) in Sri Lanka
Gross primary school enrolment in Sri Lanka was 91.5% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 1977.
Sri Lanka, 2023
91.5%
Change from 2022
−1.5percentage points
World, 2023
100.7%
Position in 2023
138th of 166
Primary school enrolment (gross) in Sri Lanka over time
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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sri Lanka | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 102.2% |
| 2023 | 91.5% | 100.7% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | 100.4% |
| 2021 | 94.5% | 99.4% |
| 2020 | 95.2% | 99.6% |
| 2019 | 95.5% | 99.1% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | 99.1% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | 101.8% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | 102.1% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | 101.0% |
| 2014 | 97.4% | 101.6% |
| 2013 | 97.2% | 103.0% |
| 2012 | 97.1% | 102.9% |
| 2011 | 97.2% | 102.4% |
| 2010 | 97.5% | 102.5% |
| 2009 | 92.7% | 102.7% |
| 2008 | 94.2% | 102.9% |
| 2007 | 94.3% | 102.7% |
| 2006 | 94.2% | 101.7% |
| 2005 | 94.2% | 101.7% |
| 2004 | 92.2% | 101.6% |
| 2003 | 97.2% | 100.9% |
| 2002 | 100.6% | 99.4% |
| 2001 | 102.9% | 99.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.5 percentage points from 93.0% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 97.2%, the figure has changed by −5.8 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2023, Sri Lanka has the 138th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 100.7%.
More for Sri Lanka
All statistics for Sri Lanka
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
20.7%
2023 · World Bank
Adult literacy rate
92.7%
2024 · 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