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Sri Lanka - Primary Enrollment 1998

School enrollment, primary (% gross) · World Bank
107.31% −4.66pp from 1997 Global rank: 26th

Sri Lanka's primary enrollment was 107.31% in 1998. This was the 26th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1998▾
Primary Enrollment by Country - 1998
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Malawi 137.81% -8.0%
2nd Monaco 132.25% -3.8%
3rd Grenada 127.00% -4.5%
4th São Tomé and Principe 126.01% -6.4%
5th Maldives 125.33% 5.0%
6th St. Lucia 124.61% -0.3%
7th Uganda 124.29% 5.3%
8th Namibia 123.86% -3.7%
9th Paraguay 123.41% 4.2%
10th Viet Nam 119.42% -0.8%
11th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 118.66% 3.9%
12th Cabo Verde 117.61% 3.7%
13th Peru 116.31% 2.5%
14th Haiti 115.84% 1.9%
15th Tunisia 113.78% 1.2%
16th Argentina 113.21% 4.2%
17th Kiribati 113.16% -1.9%
18th Brunei Darussalam 113.11% 2.6%
19th Togo 112.37% 0.9%
20th Indonesia 112.03% 0.8%
21st Vanuatu 111.27% 6.3%
22nd Armenia 110.95% 0.2%
23rd Lao PDR 110.00% 1.5%
24th China 109.90% -0.3%
25th Zimbabwe 107.43% 1.1%
26th Sri Lanka 107.31% -4.2%
27th Botswana 106.84% -0.7%
28th El Salvador 105.38% 44.9%
29th Honduras 104.97% -1.0%
30th Tuvalu 104.65% -8.4%
31st Seychelles 104.06% 0.5%
32nd Algeria 103.69% 1.7%
33rd Cuba 103.53% -1.2%
34th Belarus 103.21% 3.5%
35th Philippines 102.77% -0.5%
36th Syrian Arab Republic 101.31% -1.1%
37th Fiji 101.26% 0.5%
38th Nauru 101.03% -18.4%
39th St. Kitts and Nevis 100.30% -6.4%
40th Iran, Islamic Republic of 98.51% 0.3%
41st Trinidad and Tobago 97.90% 1.4%
42nd South Africa 97.49% -0.8%
43rd Bahrain 97.35% 1.5%
44th Nicaragua 97.04% 0.2%
45th Samoa 96.88% -1.1%
46th Malaysia 96.31% -1.0%
47th Lesotho 95.49% 0.7%
48th Kazakhstan 95.43% 0.8%
49th Eswatini 95.42% 0.6%
50th Kyrgyz Republic 95.31% -0.8%
51st Georgia 94.90% 7.2%
52nd Bahamas, The 94.31% -2.3%
53rd Cambodia 94.24% -1.7%
54th Mongolia 93.10% 3.7%
55th Kenya 92.92% -0.4%
56th Guatemala 91.85% 6.2%
57th Tajikistan 91.35% 9.9%
58th Comoros 89.95% 3.5%
59th Congo, Republic of 89.01% -16.2%
60th Kuwait 88.84% 0.7%
61st Madagascar 88.42% 7.7%
62nd Cameroon 83.60% 2.7%
63rd Lebanon 83.27% 3.3%
64th Morocco 83.06% 3.0%
65th Zambia 82.67% -2.4%
66th Mauritania 80.77% 2.9%
67th Angola 76.63% 8.3%
68th Papua New Guinea 74.75% 4.6%
69th Benin 73.89% 4.4%
70th Bhutan 73.82% 3.0%
71st Liberia 71.42% 77.8%
72nd Tanzania 66.87% -2.4%
73rd Senegal 65.54% 5.7%
74th Guinea-Bissau 64.95% 5.7%
75th Côte d'Ivoire 63.54% 0.7%
76th Mozambique 62.59% -3.9%
77th Congo, Democratic Republic of 62.34% -19.2%
78th Gambia, The 61.96% 2.1%
79th Chad 58.51% 10.5%
80th Guinea 53.23% 0.6%
81st Burundi 48.11% 20.5%
82nd Mali 46.85% 8.7%
83rd Burkina Faso 40.84% 5.7%
84th Afghanistan 32.98% -30.8%
85th Niger 28.69% 0.5%
Source: World Bank (SE.PRM.ENRR)

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's primary enrollment in 1998?▾

Sri Lanka's primary enrollment in 1998 was 107.31%. This ranked 26th globally.

How did Sri Lanka's primary enrollment change in 1998?▾

Sri Lanka's primary enrollment decreased by 4.2% in 1998 compared to 1997.

Which country had the highest primary enrollment in 1998?▾

Malawi had the highest primary enrollment in 1998 at 137.81%.

What is the primary enrollment of Sri Lanka in 1998?▾

The primary enrollment of Sri Lanka in 1998 was 107.31%. This ranked 26th globally.

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