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Sri Lanka - Primary Completion Rate 2017

Primary completion rate (% of relevant age group) · World Bank
97.56% +1.22pp from 2016 Global rank: 61st

Sri Lanka's primary completion rate was 97.56% in 2017, increased +1.22pp from 96.33% in 2016. This was the 61st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2017▾
Primary Completion Rate by Country - 2017
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Seychelles 140.55% 9.4%
2nd Georgia 121.40% 0.1%
3rd Nepal 115.00% -2.6%
4th Gibraltar 112.60% 8.8%
5th St. Kitts and Nevis 112.19% -0.3%
6th Hong Kong SAR, China 111.35% 16.3%
7th Antigua and Barbuda 108.33% 5.0%
8th Dominica 107.60% 5.9%
9th Moldova 107.24% 0.6%
10th Azerbaijan 107.17% -3.7%
11th Oman 106.85% 5.7%
12th Albania 106.45% 6.9%
13th Colombia 106.37% 3.1%
14th Macao SAR, China 106.11% 13.7%
15th Samoa 105.70% -2.9%
16th Poland 105.24% 4.8%
17th Indonesia 104.77% -2.3%
18th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 104.52% -6.6%
19th Mexico 104.32% -0.4%
20th Brunei Darussalam 103.85% 1.0%
21st Belize 102.66% -3.1%
22nd Philippines 102.47% 11.9%
23rd Denmark 101.68% 0.2%
24th Lithuania 101.58% 0.9%
25th Argentina 101.52% -4.7%
26th Cyprus 101.27% 2.8%
27th Fiji 101.19% 2.1%
28th Saudi Arabia 101.14% 3.6%
29th Lao PDR 101.05% 1.3%
30th Algeria 100.84% 0.8%
31st Eswatini 100.56% 2.1%
32nd Hungary 100.09% 3.4%
33rd Sweden 100.07% 0.4%
34th West Bank and Gaza 99.86% 3.9%
35th Italy 99.57% 1.1%
36th Norway 99.50% 0.3%
37th Malta 99.49% 1.2%
38th India 99.37% -1.1%
39th Latvia 99.31% 1.3%
40th Singapore 99.26% -0.5%
41st Finland 99.13% -0.3%
42nd Qatar 99.11% 3.7%
43rd Serbia 99.03% 0.2%
44th Bulgaria 98.94% 0.8%
45th Ecuador 98.94% 2.3%
46th Iceland 98.94% -0.6%
47th Israel 98.92% 4.2%
48th United States 98.83% -
49th Austria 98.65% 1.5%
50th United Kingdom 98.46% -0.1%
51st Greece 98.45% -0.6%
52nd Croatia 98.41% 0.9%
53rd Ireland 98.29% -1.4%
54th Uzbekistan 98.29% 0.9%
55th Bahrain 98.18% -1.5%
56th Chile 98.15% -0.2%
57th Korea 97.86% -5.7%
58th Montenegro 97.76% 0.3%
59th Germany 97.57% -2.1%
60th Belarus 97.56% -1.3%
61st Sri Lanka 97.56% 1.3%
62nd Slovenia 97.47% 0.9%
63rd European Union 97.39% 0.5%
64th Kyrgyz Republic 97.28% 0.9%
65th Czechia 97.24% -0.4%
66th Uruguay 97.17% -5.1%
67th Timor-Leste 96.69% -0.7%
68th Spain 96.68% 2.1%
69th Thailand 96.55% 10.8%
70th Estonia 96.38% -1.6%
71st Dominican Republic 96.10% -3.4%
72nd Cuba 95.57% 0.4%
73rd Switzerland 95.36% 0.5%
74th Kazakhstan 94.96% 1.8%
75th Bhutan 94.93% -1.8%
76th Peru 94.68% -8.4%
77th Iran, Islamic Republic of 94.44% -2.1%
78th Jordan 94.40% 0.1%
79th Slovak Republic 94.31% 0.6%
80th North Macedonia 94.15% -1.5%
81st Maldives 94.01% -3.4%
82nd Bosnia and Herzegovina 93.09% 2.3%
83rd Türkiye 92.60% -31.2%
84th El Salvador 91.91% -0.7%
85th Mauritius 91.76% -3.0%
86th Tajikistan 91.58% 0.7%
87th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 91.36% 1.4%
88th Costa Rica 91.23% -1.3%
89th Togo 90.89% -2.3%
90th Armenia 90.71% 1.5%
91st Kuwait 90.59% -4.9%
92nd Liechtenstein 90.44% -9.8%
93rd Panama 90.26% -6.7%
94th Mongolia 90.25% -3.2%
95th Malaysia 89.94% -0.1%
96th Morocco 89.87% -4.2%
97th Cabo Verde 89.50% -6.5%
98th Tunisia 89.41% -4.2%
99th Ghana 89.30% -5.3%
100th St. Lucia 89.08% -4.4%
101st Afghanistan 88.24% 5.8%
102nd Zimbabwe 87.93% -1.1%
103rd Jamaica 87.79% 1.5%
104th Ukraine 87.53% 1.6%
105th São Tomé and Principe 85.15% 6.9%
106th Namibia 85.14% -11.5%
107th Cambodia 83.95% -1.5%
108th Egypt, Arab Republic of 83.77% -0.6%
109th Solomon Islands 82.90% -0.3%
110th British Virgin Islands 81.91% -3.2%
111th Micronesia, Federated States of 81.68% -6.4%
112th Guatemala 81.53% 0.0%
113th Comoros 81.13% 0.4%
114th Suriname 81.06% -2.7%
115th Honduras 79.36% 1.3%
116th Luxembourg 78.40% -0.8%
117th Rwanda 76.07% 12.3%
118th Sierra Leone 71.69% 0.6%
119th Côte d'Ivoire 69.05% 8.1%
120th Eritrea 68.77% 11.3%
121st Cameroon 68.70% -7.6%
122nd Lebanon 67.39% 1.9%
123rd Tanzania 67.27% 10.2%
124th Andorra 66.07% -4.6%
125th Mauritania 64.66% -3.5%
126th Madagascar 63.48% -1.1%
127th Burkina Faso 61.59% 2.4%
128th Burundi 61.31% -1.1%
129th Liberia 57.19% -6.0%
130th Sudan 56.87% 2.7%
131st Uganda 53.31% -3.1%
132nd Mozambique 50.64% -3.1%
133rd Mali 45.93% -3.1%
134th Chad 36.40% -9.9%
Source: World Bank (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS)

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's primary completion rate in 2017?▾

Sri Lanka's primary completion rate in 2017 was 97.56%. This ranked 61st globally.

How did Sri Lanka's primary completion rate change in 2017?▾

Sri Lanka's primary completion rate increased by 1.3% in 2017 compared to 2016.

Which country had the highest primary completion rate in 2017?▾

Seychelles had the highest primary completion rate in 2017 at 140.55%.

What is the primary completion rate of Sri Lanka in 2017?▾

The primary completion rate of Sri Lanka in 2017 was 97.56%. This ranked 61st globally.

How does 2017 compare to 2016 for Sri Lanka's primary completion rate?▾

Sri Lanka's primary completion rate went from 96.33% in 2016 to 97.56% in 2017, a 1.3% increase.

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