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Sri Lanka - Primary Completion Rate 2009

Primary completion rate (% of relevant age group) · World Bank
90.10% +1.71pp from 2008 Global rank: 87th

Sri Lanka's primary completion rate was 90.10% in 2009, increased +1.71pp from 88.39% in 2008. This was the 87th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2009▾
Primary Completion Rate by Country - 2009
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Grenada 130.10% 9.7%
2nd Colombia 119.90% 4.5%
3rd Georgia 114.85% 0.0%
4th Brunei Darussalam 110.64% -4.4%
5th Maldives 109.24% 4.0%
6th St. Kitts and Nevis 109.05% 12.6%
7th Albania 108.65% -1.0%
8th Syrian Arab Republic 104.56% -0.1%
9th China 104.35% 0.7%
10th Antigua and Barbuda 103.89% -5.8%
11th Germany 103.73% 1.1%
12th Botswana 103.01% 4.0%
13th Argentina 102.97% 0.6%
14th Turks and Caicos Islands 102.88% -5.6%
15th Malaysia 102.02% 2.2%
16th Peru 101.99% -1.9%
17th Uruguay 101.86% 0.0%
18th Italy 101.73% -3.6%
19th Belize 101.59% 2.6%
20th Korea 101.57% 1.7%
21st Latvia 101.09% -1.3%
22nd Paraguay 101.04% 0.5%
23rd Bulgaria 100.61% -2.9%
24th Tanzania 100.58% 20.1%
25th Czechia 100.50% -0.9%
26th Belarus 100.47% 3.2%
27th Norway 100.27% 0.5%
28th Estonia 100.27% -1.9%
29th Samoa 100.23% -3.0%
30th Ukraine 100.13% -1.1%
31st Guyana 99.85% 3.2%
32nd Mexico 99.75% -1.5%
33rd Cyprus 99.68% 1.6%
34th Seychelles 99.44% -2.3%
35th Sweden 99.34% -0.5%
36th Panama 99.33% 0.2%
37th Finland 99.29% -0.2%
38th Hungary 99.24% -1.4%
39th Lithuania 99.08% 0.7%
40th Israel 98.92% 6.1%
41st India 98.85% 1.1%
42nd Iceland 98.70% -0.2%
43rd European Union 98.69% -0.3%
44th Algeria 98.63% -14.0%
45th Spain 98.52% -0.7%
46th Denmark 98.47% -0.4%
47th Indonesia 98.32% 1.0%
48th Qatar 98.16% 3.0%
49th Uzbekistan 97.71% 2.7%
50th Aruba 97.59% -2.6%
51st Kazakhstan 97.50% -3.9%
52nd Cuba 97.48% 5.9%
53rd Barbados 97.47% -1.1%
54th St. Lucia 97.23% -0.4%
55th Croatia 97.16% 0.0%
56th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 97.09% -
57th Slovak Republic 97.01% -0.7%
58th Marshall Islands 96.87% -3.4%
59th Ecuador 96.83% -0.1%
60th Poland 96.74% -2.0%
61st Iran, Islamic Republic of 96.47% 2.0%
62nd Bahamas, The 96.44% 0.5%
63rd Serbia 96.42% -7.6%
64th Tajikistan 96.27% 0.9%
65th Kyrgyz Republic 96.17% 0.6%
66th Switzerland 96.09% -1.1%
67th El Salvador 95.99% 3.1%
68th Costa Rica 95.88% 7.0%
69th North Macedonia 95.88% -2.5%
70th Slovenia 95.74% 1.4%
71st Romania 95.70% 6.0%
72nd Malta 95.60% -6.1%
73rd Oman 95.52% 8.6%
74th Hong Kong SAR, China 95.43% -0.3%
75th Liechtenstein 94.38% -8.9%
76th Dominican Republic 94.00% 1.3%
77th Mauritius 93.65% -1.8%
78th Russian Federation 93.35% -2.2%
79th West Bank and Gaza 93.15% 1.2%
80th Dominica 93.01% -3.9%
81st Fiji 92.99% 1.0%
82nd Cabo Verde 92.98% -3.6%
83rd Macao SAR, China 92.72% 1.0%
84th Myanmar 92.63% 0.4%
85th Azerbaijan 91.77% 1.1%
86th Namibia 90.25% 11.3%
87th Sri Lanka 90.10% 1.9%
88th Trinidad and Tobago 89.99% 1.9%
89th Vanuatu 88.96% 8.3%
90th Philippines 87.43% -0.2%
91st Tunisia 87.42% -3.8%
92nd Egypt, Arab Republic of 86.68% 0.7%
93rd Cambodia 86.58% 0.1%
94th Zambia 85.41% -6.3%
95th Timor-Leste 84.25% -14.2%
96th Ghana 83.08% 1.6%
97th Honduras 82.88% 2.7%
98th Guatemala 82.61% 7.2%
99th São Tomé and Principe 82.27% 11.7%
100th Bhutan 82.10% 3.3%
101st Jamaica 81.30% -3.0%
102nd British Virgin Islands 80.59% -9.4%
103rd Lao PDR 79.89% 3.3%
104th Suriname 79.34% 0.2%
105th Lesotho 79.24% -0.4%
106th Morocco 78.91% -3.0%
107th Eswatini 77.64% 1.2%
108th Lebanon 76.31% -2.3%
109th Uganda 73.85% 30.9%
110th Rwanda 72.61% 36.9%
111th Cameroon 72.13% -0.6%
112th Eritrea 71.40% 6.2%
113th Nigeria 69.89% 6.2%
114th Madagascar 68.26% 9.7%
115th Malawi 68.13% 1.5%
116th Mauritania 67.67% 29.3%
117th Congo, Republic of 66.63% -0.3%
118th Togo 63.72% -0.7%
119th Bangladesh 60.21% 9.3%
120th Senegal 58.83% 0.5%
121st Liberia 57.65% 0.1%
122nd Congo, Democratic Republic of 56.82% 7.1%
123rd Guinea 55.80% 11.3%
124th Mozambique 55.25% -5.0%
125th Mali 51.71% 3.2%
126th Pakistan 51.67% -1.0%
127th Burundi 48.13% 15.4%
128th Burkina Faso 42.54% 12.9%
129th Angola 41.77% -0.6%
130th Côte d'Ivoire 40.95% 4.2%
131st Niger 38.90% 5.8%
132nd Central African Republic 33.63% 8.5%
133rd Equatorial Guinea 32.95% 6.5%
134th Chad 30.58% 2.7%
Source: World Bank (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS)

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's primary completion rate in 2009?▾

Sri Lanka's primary completion rate in 2009 was 90.10%. This ranked 87th globally.

How did Sri Lanka's primary completion rate change in 2009?▾

Sri Lanka's primary completion rate increased by 1.9% in 2009 compared to 2008.

Which country had the highest primary completion rate in 2009?▾

Grenada had the highest primary completion rate in 2009 at 130.10%.

What is the primary completion rate of Sri Lanka in 2009?▾

The primary completion rate of Sri Lanka in 2009 was 90.10%. This ranked 87th globally.

How does 2009 compare to 2008 for Sri Lanka's primary completion rate?▾

Sri Lanka's primary completion rate went from 88.39% in 2008 to 90.10% in 2009, a 1.9% increase.

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