Sri Lanka - Primary Enrollment 2012
97.12%
−0.10pp from 2011
Sri Lanka's primary enrollment was 97.12% in 2012, decreased +0.10pp from 97.22% in 2011. This was the 134th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2012▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rwanda | 153.37% | -0.5% |
| 2nd | Nepal | 149.36% | -1.4% |
| 3rd | Malawi | 136.60% | 0.0% |
| 4th | Madagascar | 136.44% | 0.6% |
| 5th | Burundi | 131.36% | -3.4% |
| 6th | Timor-Leste | 129.97% | -0.6% |
| 7th | Saudi Arabia | 129.35% | 1.0% |
| 8th | Togo | 125.76% | 2.4% |
| 9th | Eswatini | 122.65% | 0.0% |
| 10th | Namibia | 121.10% | 1.7% |
| 11th | Syrian Arab Republic | 120.19% | 0.8% |
| 12th | Colombia | 118.64% | -2.6% |
| 13th | Benin | 118.54% | 3.3% |
| 14th | Lao PDR | 118.41% | -0.6% |
| 15th | Sierra Leone | 117.72% | 2.7% |
| 16th | Tonga | 117.42% | 1.9% |
| 17th | Argentina | 116.44% | -0.8% |
| 18th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 116.38% | -1.0% |
| 19th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 116.36% | - |
| 20th | Mongolia | 115.84% | -3.9% |
| 21st | Cambodia | 115.42% | -2.8% |
| 22nd | Lesotho | 115.31% | -1.6% |
| 23rd | Belize | 115.22% | 2.6% |
| 24th | Indonesia | 115.20% | 0.5% |
| 25th | Paraguay | 115.09% | 3.4% |
| 26th | Cameroon | 114.35% | 3.9% |
| 27th | Uganda | 113.70% | -0.2% |
| 28th | Antigua and Barbuda | 113.62% | -3.1% |
| 29th | Seychelles | 113.47% | 1.7% |
| 30th | Mozambique | 113.20% | -0.4% |
| 31st | Bhutan | 113.02% | -0.5% |
| 32nd | India | 112.38% | 2.1% |
| 33rd | Algeria | 112.07% | -0.6% |
| 34th | Guatemala | 111.65% | -3.8% |
| 35th | Zambia | 111.62% | 0.2% |
| 36th | Kenya | 111.42% | 3.2% |
| 37th | São Tomé and Principe | 111.31% | -6.7% |
| 38th | Mexico | 111.07% | 0.0% |
| 39th | Solomon Islands | 110.13% | -3.5% |
| 40th | Georgia | 109.65% | 1.8% |
| 41st | El Salvador | 109.44% | -1.0% |
| 42nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 109.27% | 6.7% |
| 43rd | Morocco | 108.77% | -0.1% |
| 44th | Uruguay | 108.71% | -0.7% |
| 45th | Dominican Republic | 108.47% | -1.6% |
| 46th | Dominica | 108.43% | 0.9% |
| 47th | Portugal | 108.40% | -1.1% |
| 48th | Cabo Verde | 108.39% | 0.8% |
| 49th | Costa Rica | 107.54% | -1.1% |
| 50th | Botswana | 107.41% | -3.4% |
| 51st | Hong Kong SAR, China | 107.34% | 2.6% |
| 52nd | Netherlands | 107.05% | 0.0% |
| 53rd | Afghanistan | 106.58% | 5.0% |
| 54th | United Kingdom | 105.80% | 0.7% |
| 55th | Australia | 105.67% | 0.4% |
| 56th | Ecuador | 105.66% | -2.4% |
| 57th | Congo, Republic of | 105.51% | -2.8% |
| 58th | Guyana | 105.24% | 0.3% |
| 59th | Tunisia | 105.19% | 1.5% |
| 60th | British Virgin Islands | 104.87% | -3.5% |
| 61st | Brazil | 104.78% | - |
| 62nd | Türkiye | 104.71% | -1.0% |
| 63rd | South Africa | 104.71% | 0.6% |
| 64th | Germany | 104.14% | -0.3% |
| 65th | Aruba | 104.07% | -2.2% |
| 66th | Samoa | 104.04% | -0.3% |
| 67th | Liechtenstein | 103.83% | -1.1% |
| 68th | Bahamas, The | 103.68% | -5.9% |
| 69th | Peru | 103.62% | -5.4% |
| 70th | Oman | 103.37% | -7.0% |
| 71st | Chile | 103.37% | 0.2% |
| 72nd | Brunei Darussalam | 103.31% | -1.5% |
| 73rd | Cayman Islands | 103.28% | -0.6% |
| 74th | China | 103.18% | -0.1% |
| 75th | Panama | 103.15% | -1.3% |
| 76th | Suriname | 102.78% | 1.7% |
| 77th | Qatar | 102.54% | 3.3% |
| 78th | France | 102.52% | -0.2% |
| 79th | Switzerland | 102.13% | -0.3% |
| 80th | Ireland | 102.12% | -1.2% |
| 81st | Ghana | 102.07% | 2.7% |
| 82nd | Albania | 102.07% | 0.5% |
| 83rd | Viet Nam | 102.05% | 0.7% |
| 84th | Lithuania | 101.85% | 0.6% |
| 85th | Bahrain | 101.80% | 5.9% |
| 86th | European Union | 101.64% | -0.1% |
| 87th | Belgium | 101.52% | 0.2% |
| 88th | Denmark | 101.51% | 0.3% |
| 89th | Bermuda | 101.25% | -2.5% |
| 90th | Kuwait | 101.20% | -2.7% |
| 91st | Korea | 101.15% | 0.1% |
| 92nd | Hungary | 101.07% | 1.0% |
| 93rd | Latvia | 101.05% | -1.2% |
| 94th | Malta | 100.94% | 0.0% |
| 95th | Papua New Guinea | 100.86% | 69.7% |
| 96th | Cuba | 100.83% | 0.5% |
| 97th | Poland | 100.68% | 1.4% |
| 98th | Serbia | 100.57% | -0.9% |
| 99th | Spain | 100.47% | -0.3% |
| 100th | Bulgaria | 100.36% | -0.7% |
| 101st | Austria | 100.34% | -0.2% |
| 102nd | Cyprus | 100.18% | -1.0% |
| 103rd | Belarus | 100.10% | -0.8% |
| 104th | Zimbabwe | 100.10% | -8.8% |
| 105th | Italy | 100.03% | -0.3% |
| 106th | Finland | 99.71% | -0.1% |
| 107th | Norway | 99.63% | -0.1% |
| 108th | Sweden | 99.55% | 1.8% |
| 109th | Greece | 99.50% | 0.0% |
| 110th | Canada | 99.49% | 0.9% |
| 111th | Mauritius | 99.37% | -0.7% |
| 112th | Czechia | 99.36% | -0.7% |
| 113th | Macao SAR, China | 99.32% | -3.3% |
| 114th | Slovak Republic | 99.13% | -1.4% |
| 115th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 99.13% | 0.1% |
| 116th | Montenegro | 99.07% | 1.1% |
| 117th | New Zealand | 98.88% | -0.2% |
| 118th | Iceland | 98.83% | 0.1% |
| 119th | Nauru | 98.79% | 6.4% |
| 120th | Luxembourg | 98.74% | 2.5% |
| 121st | Croatia | 98.72% | 0.6% |
| 122nd | Malaysia | 98.70% | -0.2% |
| 123rd | Kyrgyz Republic | 98.70% | 0.9% |
| 124th | Israel | 98.52% | 0.9% |
| 125th | Estonia | 98.32% | -0.7% |
| 126th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 98.31% | -2.6% |
| 127th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 98.24% | 5.0% |
| 128th | Slovenia | 98.21% | 0.2% |
| 129th | Azerbaijan | 97.96% | 2.5% |
| 130th | Maldives | 97.47% | -2.9% |
| 131st | Jamaica | 97.34% | -0.3% |
| 132nd | Russian Federation | 97.26% | 1.2% |
| 133rd | Ukraine | 97.14% | -1.8% |
| 134th | Sri Lanka | 97.12% | -0.1% |
| 135th | Armenia | 97.09% | -1.3% |
| 136th | St. Lucia | 96.92% | -1.0% |
| 137th | Thailand | 96.50% | 0.9% |
| 138th | Romania | 96.24% | -2.2% |
| 139th | Puerto Rico (US) | 95.89% | 3.3% |
| 140th | Kazakhstan | 95.67% | -2.6% |
| 141st | Fiji | 95.18% | 1.1% |
| 142nd | Uzbekistan | 95.12% | -0.3% |
| 143rd | Mauritania | 94.90% | -0.6% |
| 144th | West Bank and Gaza | 94.71% | 1.6% |
| 145th | Honduras | 94.19% | -3.6% |
| 146th | Moldova | 93.80% | 0.2% |
| 147th | San Marino | 93.30% | 1.4% |
| 148th | North Macedonia | 92.97% | 0.7% |
| 149th | Tajikistan | 92.89% | -3.9% |
| 150th | Tanzania | 91.97% | -3.3% |
| 151st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 91.86% | 5.0% |
| 152nd | Guinea | 91.49% | 2.4% |
| 153rd | Jordan | 90.93% | 0.6% |
| 154th | Chad | 90.90% | 4.3% |
| 155th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 89.21% | 0.1% |
| 156th | Senegal | 86.41% | -0.2% |
| 157th | Nigeria | 85.91% | 1.5% |
| 158th | Lebanon | 85.28% | 0.5% |
| 159th | Andorra | 83.52% | -3.1% |
| 160th | Eritrea | 82.64% | 4.4% |
| 161st | Burkina Faso | 81.98% | 2.8% |
| 162nd | Central African Republic | 81.93% | 0.7% |
| 163rd | Yemen, Republic of | 79.96% | -1.0% |
| 164th | Côte d'Ivoire | 78.29% | 6.4% |
| 165th | Gambia, The | 75.46% | 4.5% |
| 166th | Mali | 75.39% | -4.2% |
| 167th | Pakistan | 69.90% | -0.8% |
| 168th | Niger | 67.15% | 2.9% |
| 169th | Sudan | 66.06% | 1.7% |
| 170th | Equatorial Guinea | 54.97% | 0.5% |
FAQ
What was Sri Lanka's primary enrollment in 2012?▾
Sri Lanka's primary enrollment in 2012 was 97.12%. This ranked 134th globally.
How did Sri Lanka's primary enrollment change in 2012?▾
Sri Lanka's primary enrollment decreased by 0.1% in 2012 compared to 2011.
Which country had the highest primary enrollment in 2012?▾
Rwanda had the highest primary enrollment in 2012 at 153.37%.
What is the primary enrollment of Sri Lanka in 2012?▾
The primary enrollment of Sri Lanka in 2012 was 97.12%. This ranked 134th globally.
How does 2012 compare to 2011 for Sri Lanka's primary enrollment?▾
Sri Lanka's primary enrollment went from 97.22% in 2011 to 97.12% in 2012, a 0.1% decrease.
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