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Sri Lanka - Primary Enrollment 1979

Name: Sri Lanka Primary Enrollment 1979
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School enrollment, primary (% gross) · World Bank

114.04% +3.29pp from 1978 Global rank: 12th

Sri Lanka's primary enrollment was 114.04% in 1979, increased +3.29pp from 110.75% in 1978. This was the 12th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1979▾

Primary Enrollment by Country - 1979
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Micronesia, Federated States of	184.19%	-3.5%
2nd	Gabon	137.06%	-2.9%
3rd	Suriname	131.41%	3.5%
4th	St. Lucia	127.46%	3.0%
5th	Vanuatu	122.06%	1.0%
6th	Congo, Republic of	118.05%	1.0%
7th	Kiribati	116.25%	1.7%
8th	Madagascar	115.63%	0.0%
9th	Kenya	115.58%	20.9%
10th	Libya	114.76%	4.7%
11th	Brunei Darussalam	114.11%	-11.5%
12th	Sri Lanka	114.04%	3.0%
13th	Mozambique	113.61%	0.5%
14th	Peru	113.05%	-1.7%
15th	Cuba	112.83%	-2.8%
16th	British Virgin Islands	112.63%	-7.1%
17th	Viet Nam	112.35%	-9.1%
18th	China	109.99%	-0.9%
19th	Panama	109.01%	-2.4%
20th	Dominica	108.74%	-3.3%
21st	Barbados	108.55%	2.3%
22nd	Bahrain	108.09%	0.7%
23rd	Jamaica	107.89%	1.1%
24th	Paraguay	107.22%	1.7%
25th	Argentina	106.77%	0.1%
26th	Cabo Verde	106.56%	-3.8%
27th	Iraq	106.04%	15.9%
28th	St. Kitts and Nevis	105.12%	-2.7%
29th	Grenada	104.43%	-0.1%
30th	Fiji	104.41%	-1.4%
31st	Cayman Islands	103.99%	-2.2%
32nd	Malaysia	103.89%	-0.2%
33rd	Guyana	103.48%	-0.9%
34th	Philippines	103.03%	2.9%
35th	Lao PDR	102.65%	3.7%
36th	Mongolia	101.71%	-2.2%
37th	El Salvador	101.18%	3.8%
38th	Trinidad and Tobago	100.34%	-5.4%
39th	Belarus	99.87%	0.3%
40th	Seychelles	99.70%	-0.2%
41st	Bermuda	99.30%	-5.2%
42nd	Lesotho	99.08%	0.1%
43rd	Antigua and Barbuda	98.88%	-0.8%
44th	Tunisia	96.89%	0.7%
45th	Togo	96.79%	5.6%
46th	Kuwait	96.74%	-1.9%
47th	Tanzania	95.21%	2.7%
48th	Honduras	95.10%	6.5%
49th	Samoa	95.04%	1.4%
50th	Cameroon	94.83%	0.4%
51st	Bahamas, The	94.48%	0.1%
52nd	Congo, Democratic Republic of	93.97%	0.3%
53rd	Algeria	93.83%	-0.3%
54th	Eswatini	93.41%	0.8%
55th	Saudi Arabia	91.88%	-
56th	Botswana	91.66%	2.8%
57th	Syrian Arab Republic	90.89%	0.1%
58th	Myanmar	90.65%	1.9%
59th	Zambia	89.73%	-0.4%
60th	Nigeria	89.34%	17.5%
61st	Comoros	87.95%	10.6%
62nd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	85.86%	-14.0%
63rd	South Africa	82.05%	0.1%
64th	Nicaragua	77.20%	7.9%
65th	Gibraltar	74.13%	-0.9%
66th	Morocco	73.21%	5.3%
67th	Guatemala	69.91%	3.0%
68th	Solomon Islands	69.48%	-3.6%
69th	Côte d'Ivoire	68.69%	4.4%
70th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	67.61%	-0.6%
71st	Bangladesh	66.49%	-3.1%
72nd	Ghana	66.16%	2.6%
73rd	Zimbabwe	64.67%	0.0%
74th	Malawi	63.87%	0.6%
75th	Guinea-Bissau	63.38%	-12.7%
76th	Haiti	62.97%	0.1%
77th	Central African Republic	61.70%	0.1%
78th	Papua New Guinea	55.73%	4.5%
79th	Benin	52.69%	12.2%
80th	Uganda	46.93%	-1.9%
81st	Pakistan	46.62%	-0.6%
82nd	Liberia	45.86%	1.0%
83rd	Senegal	39.94%	3.1%
84th	Bhutan	35.21%	11.2%
85th	Guinea	34.31%	3.5%
86th	Gambia, The	33.30%	12.9%
87th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	31.96%	3.5%
88th	Mauritania	29.53%	9.5%
89th	Mali	26.89%	1.7%
90th	Burundi	21.41%	-0.1%
91st	Niger	19.78%	3.7%
92nd	Burkina Faso	16.49%	4.1%

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's primary enrollment in 1979?▾

Sri Lanka's primary enrollment in 1979 was 114.04%. This ranked 12th globally.

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

Sri Lanka's primary enrollment increased by 3.0% in 1979 compared to 1978.

Which country had the highest primary enrollment in 1979?▾

Micronesia, Federated States of had the highest primary enrollment in 1979 at 184.19%.

What is the primary enrollment of Sri Lanka in 1979?▾

The primary enrollment of Sri Lanka in 1979 was 114.04%. This ranked 12th globally.

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

Sri Lanka's primary enrollment went from 110.75% in 1978 to 114.04% in 1979, a 3.0% increase.

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