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Sri Lanka - Primary Completion Rate 1979

Name: Sri Lanka Primary Completion Rate 1979
Creator: World Bank
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Primary completion rate (% of relevant age group) · World Bank

78.15% +2.79pp from 1978 Global rank: 17th

Sri Lanka's primary completion rate was 78.15% in 1979, increased +2.79pp from 75.36% in 1978. This was the 17th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1979▾

Primary Completion Rate by Country - 1979
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Cuba	113.31%	-4.6%
2nd	Brunei Darussalam	101.66%	-1.3%
3rd	Belarus	100.43%	1.2%
4th	Fiji	99.99%	-5.1%
5th	Mongolia	97.55%	3.3%
6th	Guyana	92.12%	3.0%
7th	Jamaica	90.42%	6.0%
8th	Viet Nam	90.09%	-
9th	Panama	89.72%	-1.0%
10th	Libya	86.68%	-1.9%
11th	Kenya	84.24%	31.5%
12th	Grenada	84.14%	1.1%
13th	Peru	82.47%	-0.7%
14th	Zambia	80.54%	-1.3%
15th	Suriname	79.53%	6.3%
16th	Gabon	78.92%	3.0%
17th	Sri Lanka	78.15%	3.7%
18th	Congo, Republic of	73.83%	10.3%
19th	Syrian Arab Republic	71.94%	-4.0%
20th	Kuwait	70.44%	1.7%
21st	Botswana	69.31%	23.2%
22nd	Kiribati	64.00%	-15.8%
23rd	Saudi Arabia	63.55%	-
24th	Algeria	62.75%	-0.6%
25th	Eswatini	60.23%	-0.1%
26th	Tunisia	56.36%	-15.6%
27th	Ghana	53.70%	0.2%
28th	Cameroon	53.60%	-15.9%
29th	Côte d'Ivoire	48.60%	3.4%
30th	Togo	47.29%	-0.6%
31st	Lesotho	46.65%	2.1%
32nd	Morocco	41.99%	7.0%
33rd	Uganda	39.25%	5.3%
34th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	36.87%	-33.3%
35th	Malawi	32.87%	6.8%
36th	Guatemala	32.74%	1.9%
37th	Senegal	30.48%	5.2%
38th	Nicaragua	30.18%	-11.8%
39th	Haiti	27.05%	-
40th	Benin	25.77%	5.7%
41st	Gambia, The	21.51%	3.8%
42nd	Mauritania	16.18%	31.2%
43rd	Guinea-Bissau	14.07%	93.9%
44th	Cabo Verde	13.39%	-4.1%
45th	Mali	12.89%	5.4%
46th	Burundi	10.52%	0.2%
47th	Niger	10.29%	5.0%
48th	Burkina Faso	9.54%	9.4%
49th	Bhutan	9.43%	9.9%

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's primary completion rate in 1979?▾

Sri Lanka's primary completion rate in 1979 was 78.15%. This ranked 17th globally.

How did Sri Lanka's primary completion rate change in 1979?▾

Sri Lanka's primary completion rate increased by 3.7% in 1979 compared to 1978.

Which country had the highest primary completion rate in 1979?▾

Cuba had the highest primary completion rate in 1979 at 113.31%.

What is the primary completion rate of Sri Lanka in 1979?▾

The primary completion rate of Sri Lanka in 1979 was 78.15%. This ranked 17th globally.

How does 1979 compare to 1978 for Sri Lanka's primary completion rate?▾

Sri Lanka's primary completion rate went from 75.36% in 1978 to 78.15% in 1979, a 3.7% increase.

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