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Sri Lanka - Primary Completion Rate 2016

Primary completion rate (% of relevant age group) · World Bank
96.33% +1.77pp from 2015 Global rank: 75th

Sri Lanka's primary completion rate was 96.33% in 2016, increased +1.77pp from 94.57% in 2015. This was the 75th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2016▾
Primary Completion Rate by Country - 2016
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Monaco 152.94% 32.0%
2nd Türkiye 134.55% 36.1%
3rd Seychelles 128.52% 4.3%
4th Nauru 121.46% 6.0%
5th Georgia 121.24% 12.9%
6th Nepal 118.09% 5.2%
7th St. Kitts and Nevis 112.56% -6.3%
8th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 111.87% 3.9%
9th Azerbaijan 111.30% 7.8%
10th Samoa 108.84% 2.0%
11th Indonesia 107.21% -1.5%
12th Moldova 106.58% -0.5%
13th Argentina 106.54% 0.5%
14th Belize 105.91% 0.0%
15th Mexico 104.70% -1.2%
16th Korea 103.80% 3.3%
17th Gibraltar 103.49% -
18th Peru 103.40% 0.6%
19th Antigua and Barbuda 103.18% 2.2%
20th Colombia 103.14% 0.7%
21st Brunei Darussalam 102.82% 4.0%
22nd Uruguay 102.39% 1.7%
23rd Kenya 102.20% 0.8%
24th Kiribati 102.16% 1.3%
25th Dominica 101.58% 3.9%
26th Denmark 101.49% 1.9%
27th Oman 101.09% 2.1%
28th Grenada 100.89% -6.1%
29th Lithuania 100.64% 2.0%
30th India 100.44% -0.3%
31st Poland 100.44% 1.0%
32nd Liechtenstein 100.25% -5.2%
33rd Algeria 100.01% 1.6%
34th Viet Nam 99.95% 2.7%
35th Singapore 99.79% -
36th Lao PDR 99.75% -1.2%
37th Germany 99.70% -2.3%
38th Ireland 99.69% 1.0%
39th Sweden 99.69% 0.4%
40th Bahrain 99.63% 0.5%
41st Albania 99.60% 0.8%
42nd Iceland 99.53% 0.4%
43rd Tuvalu 99.52% -5.0%
44th Dominican Republic 99.43% -0.3%
45th Finland 99.43% 0.0%
46th Norway 99.21% -0.4%
47th Fiji 99.10% -1.8%
48th Greece 99.01% 1.4%
49th Belarus 98.83% -0.3%
50th Serbia 98.83% -2.2%
51st United Kingdom 98.58% -0.3%
52nd Italy 98.49% -0.5%
53rd Eswatini 98.48% 7.4%
54th Cyprus 98.47% 1.7%
55th Chile 98.40% 0.6%
56th Malta 98.26% 0.0%
57th Bulgaria 98.14% -1.4%
58th Paraguay 98.11% 2.2%
59th Latvia 98.06% -2.0%
60th Estonia 97.94% 0.9%
61st Czechia 97.68% 0.7%
62nd Croatia 97.51% -3.5%
63rd Montenegro 97.46% -2.5%
64th Uzbekistan 97.41% 3.8%
65th Timor-Leste 97.34% -3.9%
66th Maldives 97.28% 2.3%
67th Austria 97.15% -2.3%
68th European Union 96.93% -0.8%
69th Hungary 96.80% -1.9%
70th Ecuador 96.73% -2.6%
71st Bhutan 96.70% 2.0%
72nd Slovenia 96.56% -1.7%
73rd Iran, Islamic Republic of 96.47% 0.9%
74th Kyrgyz Republic 96.37% -1.8%
75th Sri Lanka 96.33% 1.9%
76th Namibia 96.16% 2.1%
77th West Bank and Gaza 96.09% -1.3%
78th Hong Kong SAR, China 95.75% 0.4%
79th Cabo Verde 95.75% -5.4%
80th Qatar 95.54% 1.2%
81st Kuwait 95.31% -2.3%
82nd Cuba 95.22% -0.7%
83rd Russian Federation 94.94% -2.5%
84th Israel 94.91% -3.9%
85th Switzerland 94.90% -1.8%
86th Spain 94.70% -1.5%
87th Mauritius 94.61% -1.5%
88th Jordan 94.29% -0.1%
89th Morocco 93.84% -1.9%
90th Slovak Republic 93.72% -0.1%
91st Kazakhstan 93.33% 0.1%
92nd Macao SAR, China 93.31% 1.7%
93rd Tunisia 93.29% -5.1%
94th Mongolia 93.20% -4.7%
95th St. Lucia 93.13% -4.5%
96th Togo 93.00% 12.0%
97th El Salvador 92.55% -0.8%
98th Costa Rica 92.40% -1.0%
99th Bosnia and Herzegovina 90.97% 1.1%
100th Tajikistan 90.90% -1.5%
101st Marshall Islands 90.84% -0.1%
102nd South Africa 90.27% -1.2%
103rd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 90.06% 0.6%
104th Malaysia 90.04% -4.3%
105th Armenia 89.34% -3.3%
106th Romania 89.26% -4.0%
107th Zimbabwe 88.92% -0.4%
108th Bahamas, The 88.54% -10.8%
109th Micronesia, Federated States of 87.30% -3.3%
110th Jamaica 86.49% -0.6%
111th Ukraine 86.16% -2.7%
112th Cambodia 85.23% -4.2%
113th British Virgin Islands 84.58% -14.4%
114th Egypt, Arab Republic of 84.31% -5.0%
115th Afghanistan 83.44% 163.5%
116th Suriname 83.32% -0.1%
117th Solomon Islands 83.11% -0.9%
118th Guatemala 81.53% -4.7%
119th São Tomé and Principe 79.63% -9.3%
120th Luxembourg 79.01% -1.9%
121st Lesotho 78.59% 2.9%
122nd Honduras 78.36% 4.2%
123rd Benin 74.77% -0.8%
124th Cameroon 74.32% -1.8%
125th Papua New Guinea 74.14% 4.3%
126th Sierra Leone 71.23% 16.3%
127th Niger 70.58% 25.1%
128th Andorra 69.22% 5.8%
129th Rwanda 67.74% 7.2%
130th Lebanon 66.11% 4.2%
131st Gambia, The 64.41% 2.6%
132nd Madagascar 64.17% -1.6%
133rd Côte d'Ivoire 63.91% 5.9%
134th Burundi 61.99% 3.2%
135th Guinea 61.93% -2.6%
136th Tanzania 61.06% -4.7%
137th Liberia 60.86% 4.7%
138th Yemen, Republic of 60.14% 1.7%
139th Burkina Faso 60.13% -0.4%
140th Pakistan 55.79% -2.0%
141st Sudan 55.38% 0.7%
142nd Uganda 55.04% -7.4%
143rd Mali 47.42% 0.0%
144th Chad 40.38% 7.9%
145th Central African Republic 38.48% -0.5%
Source: World Bank (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS)

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's primary completion rate in 2016?▾

Sri Lanka's primary completion rate in 2016 was 96.33%. This ranked 75th globally.

How did Sri Lanka's primary completion rate change in 2016?▾

Sri Lanka's primary completion rate increased by 1.9% in 2016 compared to 2015.

Which country had the highest primary completion rate in 2016?▾

Monaco had the highest primary completion rate in 2016 at 152.94%.

What is the primary completion rate of Sri Lanka in 2016?▾

The primary completion rate of Sri Lanka in 2016 was 96.33%. This ranked 75th globally.

How does 2016 compare to 2015 for Sri Lanka's primary completion rate?▾

Sri Lanka's primary completion rate went from 94.57% in 2015 to 96.33% in 2016, a 1.9% increase.

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