Primary net enrolment in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, 90.9% of children of primary school age were enrolled in school in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 1977.
Sri Lanka, 2023
90.9%
Change from 2022
−1.4percentage points
Position in 2023
117th of 157
Primary net enrolment in Sri Lanka over time
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Sri Lanka
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% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 90.9% |
| 2022 | 92.2% |
| 2021 | 98.0% |
| 2020 | 99.3% |
| 2019 | 99.5% |
| 2018 | 99.8% |
| 2017 | 99.7% |
| 2016 | 96.2% |
| 2015 | 96.1% |
| 2014 | 93.6% |
| 2013 | 99.7% |
| 2012 | 92.5% |
| 2011 | 92.8% |
| 2010 | 92.9% |
| 2009 | 91.0% |
| 2008 | 92.4% |
| 2007 | 92.4%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2006 | 92.1% |
| 2005 | 92.0% |
| 2004 | 92.2% |
| 2003 | 94.2% |
| 2002 | 95.7% |
| 2001 | 96.8% |
Flags: uis_est UIS estimate . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −1.4 percentage points from 92.2% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 99.7%, the figure has changed by −8.9 percentage points.
- Among the 157 countries with data for 2023, Sri Lanka has the 117th highest value.
More for Sri Lanka
All statistics for Sri Lanka
Out-of-school children
9.1%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Primary school enrolment (gross)
91.5%
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