Sri Lanka - Share of Children Who Eventually Reach Grade 5

Percent of Boys at the Entrance Age for the First Grade of Primary Education - 1982 to 2019

Since 2014, Sri Lanka Share of Children Who Eventually Reach Grade 5 was down by 0.3points year on year. At 97.63 Percent of Boys at the Entrance Age for the First Grade of Primary Education in 2019, the country was ranked number 29 comparing other countries in Share of Children Who Eventually Reach Grade 5. Sri Lanka is overtaken by Saint Kitts and Nevis, which was ranked number 28 with 97.7 Percent of Boys at the Entrance Age for the First Grade of Primary Education and is followed by Mexico at 97.61 Percent of Boys at the Entrance Age for the First Grade of Primary Education. Uruguay lead the ranking with 101.17 Percent of Boys at the Entrance Age for the First Grade of Primary Education in 2019, that is a growth of 0.5points compared to 2018. Estonia, Japan and Ecuador respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Chad witnessed the best average annual growth at +5.4points per year, while Sierra Leone was the worst growing country at -14points per year.