Sri Lanka's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1.02 in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 0.66% from 1.02 in 2013 (0.13% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.02 | 2018 |
| Five years earlier | 1.02 | 2013 |
| Highest | 1.04 | 1994 |
| Lowest | 0.98 | 1976 |
| Average since 2010 | 1.01 | 2010–2018 |
| First recorded | 0.98 | 1976 |
Over five years it is up 0.66% from 1.02 in 2013 (0.13% a year on average, compounded). Since 1976 it is up 4.55% from 0.98 in 1976 (0.11% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 20 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
In 2018, Sri Lanka's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.00056 on 2017 (from 1.02 to 1.02).
Across the 18 yearly changes before that (1982 to 2017), the average change was +0.00292 and a typical year strayed about 0.0067 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.02 in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.00807 in 1995. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2018, Sri Lanka had the 2nd highest value of the 15 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1.02 | 2018 |
| World | 0.99 | 2020 |
| South Asia | 0.99 | 2020 |
| Upper middle income | 1.01 | 2020 |
Closest to Sri Lanka in the 2018 ranking
- Bhutan — 1st of 15: 1.06
- Comoros — 3rd of 15: 1.02
- Myanmar — 4th of 15: 1.01
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 5th of 15: 1.01
What this measures
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 23 values
| Year | School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 1.02 |
| 2017 | 1.02 |
| 2016 | 1.01 |
| 2015 | no data |
| 2014 | no data |
| 2013 | 1.02 |
| 2012 | 1.02 |
| 2011 | 0.9959 |
| 2010 | 0.9974 |
| 2009 | no data |
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies
- Bangladesh — 1.14 (2021)
- Bhutan — 1.06 (2018)
- India — 0.99 (2021)
- Maldives — 0.99 (2019)
- Nepal — 0.95 (2022)
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 10 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 1.58 million (2023)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 91.45% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 92.09% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 90.84% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1 (2020)
- Secondary education, general pupils
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Sri Lanka's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?
- 1.02 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1976?
- It is up 4.55% from 0.98 in 1976 (0.11% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.04 in 1994 and the lowest 0.98 in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank?
- 2nd highest of 15 economies with data for 2018.
- Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Sri Lanka?
- In 2018, Sri Lanka's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.00056 on 2017 (from 1.02 to 1.02). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (1982 to 2017), the average change was +0.00292 and a typical year strayed about 0.0067 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRSC.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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