Education in Sri Lanka 2,887 indicators covering education for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in 0 2025 — 61st Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 80.2% 2020 down 2.2% 28th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity 1.01 GPI 2016 up 0.8% 70th Over-age students, primary, male 1.0% 2018 down 55.6% 172nd Over-age students, primary, female 0.9% 2018 down 44.2% 165th Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 index 2023 up 0.2% 55th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 637,929 number 2019 up 95.4% 43rd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 319,294 number 2019 up 95.0% 42nd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 318,635 number 2019 up 95.8% 44th Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 up 58.6% 15th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0.9% 2016 up 36.3% 111th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 81.6% 2018 up 5.9% 86th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.04 GPI 2018 up 2.0% 80th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 78.2% 2018 up 3.8% 88th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 0 2023 down 100.0% 161st Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 100.4% 2018 up 2.9% 77th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0 2023 down 100.0% 169th Compulsory education, duration 11 years 2025 up 22.2% 62nd Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 99.1% 2016 down 0.4% 30th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 0 2023 down 100.0% 171st Progression to secondary school 99.4% 2017 down 0.0% 38th Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.3% 2023 up 8.8% 50th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 0.9% 2016 up 13.8% 107th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 100.0% 2018 up 2.0% 81st Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 100.7% 2018 up 3.8% 76th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 0.9931 GPI 2018 down 1.8% 108th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 99.3% 2018 up 4.1% 23rd Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 3.81 million 2025 up 17.7% 61st Population of compulsory school age, female 1.87 million 2025 up 16.9% 61st Population of compulsory school age, male 1.94 million 2025 up 18.5% 61st Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 1.34 million 2023 down 0.7% 48th Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 20.6% 64th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 2.9% 2023 down 8.9% 107th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 722,316 2025 up 5.8% 44th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 357,386 2025 up 5.3% 44th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 364,930 2025 up 6.3% 44th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 664,613 2023 down 0.5% 47th Duration of compulsory education 11 years 2025 up 22.2% 65th Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 years 2025 unchanged 129th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 2.4% 2023 down 17.1% 104th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 3.4% 2023 down 3.0% 106th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 0 2023 down 100.0% 172nd Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 0 2023 down 100.0% 169th Trained teachers in primary education, female 86.1% 2023 up 0.3% 89th Trained teachers in primary education, male 88.7% 2023 down 0.1% 76th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 0 2023 down 100.0% 173rd Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 0 2023 down 100.0% 172nd Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 670,826 2023 down 1.0% 51st Government spending on education as a share of GDP 1.8% 2023 up 16.8% 187th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 100.3% 2018 up 5.6% 54th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 0 2023 down 100.0% 174th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 0 2023 down 100.0% 176th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.4% 2023 down 7.0% 24th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 6.0% 2025 up 15.4% 100th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 5.0% 2025 up 8.7% 104th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 7.0% 2025 up 20.7% 102nd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 16.9% 2025 down 44.8% 107th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 14.6% 2025 down 45.7% 108th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 19.2% 2025 down 43.9% 107th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 6.2% 2025 up 19.2% 82nd ← Previous Page 10 of 49 Next →