In 2019, the primary school completion rate for males in the last grade of primary education in Sri Lanka was around 99.53 percent. This was a decrease from 2010, when the primary school completion rate for males in Sri Lanka stood at over 100.1 percent.
Primary school completion rate of males in Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2019
Primary school completion rate is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.
Regarding values of over 100 percent, the source states the following:
The numerator may include late entrants and overage children who have repeated one or more grades of primary education as well as children who entered school early, while the denominator is the number of children at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education.
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World Bank. (December 18, 2021). Primary school completion rate of males in Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/732651/sri-lanka-male-primary-school-completion-rate/
World Bank. "Primary school completion rate of males in Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2019." Chart. December 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/732651/sri-lanka-male-primary-school-completion-rate/
World Bank. (2021). Primary school completion rate of males in Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/732651/sri-lanka-male-primary-school-completion-rate/
World Bank. "Primary School Completion Rate of Males in Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/732651/sri-lanka-male-primary-school-completion-rate/
World Bank, Primary school completion rate of males in Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/732651/sri-lanka-male-primary-school-completion-rate/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Primary school completion rate of males in Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2019 [Graph], World Bank, December 18, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/732651/sri-lanka-male-primary-school-completion-rate/