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Sri Lanka - Primary Enrollment 1978

Name: Sri Lanka Primary Enrollment 1978
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School enrollment, primary (% gross) · World Bank

110.75% +22.95pp from 1977 Global rank: 22nd

Sri Lanka's primary enrollment was 110.75% in 1978, increased +22.95pp from 87.80% in 1977. This was the 22nd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1978▾

Primary Enrollment by Country - 1978
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Micronesia, Federated States of	190.79%	-1.8%
2nd	Gabon	141.15%	4.1%
3rd	Turks and Caicos Islands	137.56%	-8.1%
4th	Brunei Darussalam	128.99%	1.0%
5th	São Tomé and Principe	128.51%	12.9%
6th	Suriname	126.97%	1.8%
7th	Monaco	125.24%	-4.8%
8th	St. Lucia	123.73%	3.0%
9th	Viet Nam	123.55%	-1.8%
10th	Vanuatu	120.86%	0.4%
11th	Belize	118.85%	3.7%
12th	Congo, Republic of	116.91%	1.6%
13th	Cuba	116.09%	-2.4%
14th	Madagascar	115.60%	2.6%
15th	Peru	114.99%	-0.1%
16th	Kiribati	114.27%	1.3%
17th	Mozambique	113.00%	2.5%
18th	Dominica	112.50%	0.5%
19th	Panama	111.70%	-0.8%
20th	China	110.96%	-4.1%
21st	Cabo Verde	110.77%	-4.2%
22nd	Sri Lanka	110.75%	26.1%
23rd	Libya	109.55%	-3.5%
24th	St. Kitts and Nevis	108.00%	-2.5%
25th	Bahrain	107.34%	0.5%
26th	Jamaica	106.68%	0.7%
27th	Argentina	106.62%	-0.6%
28th	Cayman Islands	106.27%	-9.0%
29th	Trinidad and Tobago	106.11%	-3.2%
30th	Barbados	106.07%	3.9%
31st	Fiji	105.92%	-0.5%
32nd	Paraguay	105.41%	2.5%
33rd	Bermuda	104.76%	1.5%
34th	Grenada	104.56%	-0.5%
35th	Guyana	104.42%	-2.0%
36th	Lebanon	104.28%	-16.8%
37th	Malaysia	104.06%	1.3%
38th	Mongolia	103.99%	1.5%
39th	Philippines	100.13%	-0.5%
40th	Seychelles	99.86%	2.1%
41st	Iran, Islamic Republic of	99.81%	2.8%
42nd	Antigua and Barbuda	99.72%	-1.7%
43rd	Indonesia	99.67%	8.9%
44th	Belarus	99.57%	-0.6%
45th	Lao PDR	98.97%	-0.3%
46th	Lesotho	98.94%	-1.4%
47th	Kuwait	98.60%	3.1%
48th	El Salvador	97.51%	3.7%
49th	Tunisia	96.18%	1.2%
50th	Kenya	95.57%	-3.4%
51st	Cameroon	94.50%	0.9%
52nd	Bahamas, The	94.34%	1.4%
53rd	Algeria	94.15%	0.8%
54th	Samoa	93.77%	-0.1%
55th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	93.71%	0.8%
56th	Tanzania	92.70%	26.3%
57th	Eswatini	92.64%	0.2%
58th	Togo	91.63%	3.6%
59th	Iraq	91.51%	1.3%
60th	Syrian Arab Republic	90.80%	-0.6%
61st	Zambia	90.07%	-0.7%
62nd	Honduras	89.31%	3.4%
63rd	Botswana	89.20%	2.1%
64th	Myanmar	88.99%	2.5%
65th	South Africa	81.97%	-7.1%
66th	Nigeria	76.00%	26.9%
67th	Gibraltar	74.84%	4.8%
68th	Guinea-Bissau	72.59%	-12.1%
69th	Solomon Islands	72.09%	-3.1%
70th	Nicaragua	71.57%	-2.7%
71st	Morocco	69.54%	5.5%
72nd	Bangladesh	68.66%	-3.4%
73rd	Egypt, Arab Republic of	68.02%	-0.8%
74th	Guatemala	67.87%	3.6%
75th	Côte d'Ivoire	65.81%	5.0%
76th	Zimbabwe	64.67%	-8.8%
77th	Ghana	64.48%	1.7%
78th	Malawi	63.49%	-2.7%
79th	Haiti	62.93%	-0.5%
80th	Central African Republic	61.66%	0.6%
81st	Papua New Guinea	53.31%	2.4%
82nd	Uganda	47.82%	2.8%
83rd	Benin	46.98%	2.0%
84th	Pakistan	46.92%	-11.8%
85th	Liberia	45.42%	22.9%
86th	Sierra Leone	40.57%	2.0%
87th	Senegal	38.74%	-3.2%
88th	Afghanistan	37.68%	3.3%
89th	Guinea	33.15%	3.1%
90th	Bhutan	31.66%	0.2%
91st	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	30.89%	-2.9%
92nd	Gambia, The	29.49%	8.2%
93rd	Mauritania	26.97%	9.2%
94th	Mali	26.43%	2.9%
95th	Burundi	21.43%	5.4%
96th	Niger	19.08%	8.1%
97th	Burkina Faso	15.84%	4.5%

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's primary enrollment in 1978?▾

Sri Lanka's primary enrollment in 1978 was 110.75%. This ranked 22nd globally.

How did Sri Lanka's primary enrollment change in 1978?▾

Sri Lanka's primary enrollment increased by 26.1% in 1978 compared to 1977.

Which country had the highest primary enrollment in 1978?▾

Micronesia, Federated States of had the highest primary enrollment in 1978 at 190.79%.

What is the primary enrollment of Sri Lanka in 1978?▾

The primary enrollment of Sri Lanka in 1978 was 110.75%. This ranked 22nd globally.

How does 1978 compare to 1977 for Sri Lanka's primary enrollment?▾

Sri Lanka's primary enrollment went from 87.80% in 1977 to 110.75% in 1978, a 26.1% increase.

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