Girls in primary school in Sri Lanka

Girls in primary school in Sri Lanka: 0.1% in 1820 and 96.4% in 2014, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2014: 96.4%
Since 1820: +96.3 percentage points
Rank, 2012: 29 of 97; counting from the highest
World, 2014: 88.3%

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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

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What the numbers say

The highest was 99.7% in 2003, the lowest 0.1% in 1820.

Every year

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Year	Sri Lanka	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	–	88.2
2016	–	88.3
2015	–	88.2
2014	96.4	88.3
2013	95.4	88.2
2012	94.3	88.2
2011	93.9	88.1
2010	93.9	87.9
2009	92.4	87.9
2008	95	87.6
2007	95.8	87.2
2006	96.3	86
2005	97.2	85.4
2004	–	84.7
2003	99.7	83.5
2002	–	81.4
2001	–	81
2000	–	80.7
1999	–	79.9
1998	–	78.9
1997	–	78.1
1996	–	77.9
1995	–	78
1994	–	78.3
1993	–	78
1992	–	77.7
1991	–	77.8
1990	–	77.3
1989	–	77.6
1988	–	76.6
1987	–	75.8
1986	–	75.3
1985	–	74
1980	95.1	75.8
1975	72.6	72.9
1970	92.2	69
1965	64	66
1960	58.8	63.1
1955	84.6	57.4
1950	84.1	51.4
1945	76.8	43.5
1940	69.5	40
1935	62.2	38.2
1930	54.9	36.4
1925	47.6	33
1920	40.3	30.5
1915	33	29.2
1910	25.7	28.1
1905	18.4	25.1
1900	12.1	23.3
1895	9	21.8
1890	6.6	20
1885	4.9	19
1880	3.5	17.2
1875	2.6	15.7
1870	1.9	13.2
1865	1.4	10.6
1860	1	9.3
1855	0.7	8
1850	0.5	6.8
1845	0.4	5.9
1840	0.3	5.2
1835	0.2	4.5
1830	0.1	4
1825	0.1	3.5
1820	0.1	3.1

Good to know

The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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