Education in Sri Lanka 2,887 indicators covering education for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 5.6% 2025 up 5.7% 85th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 6.8% 2025 up 33.3% 85th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.7604 modelled data 2025 down 3.3% 146th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 1.20 million 2023 down 4.7% 38th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.6868 GPIA 2023 down 14.5% 101st Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 1.8% 2023 up 16.8% 187th Primary education, pupils 49.2% 2018 up 0.3% 35th Inequality in education 0.113 2023 down 14.8% 95th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 1.0% 2016 up 9.0% 101st Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 105.3% 2018 up 7.2% 41st Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 95.2% 2018 up 3.8% 62nd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.11 GPI 2018 up 3.3% 51st Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 623,396 2023 down 5.2% 36th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.7143 modelled data 2025 down 9.9% 157th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2025 — 101st Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 13 2025 unchanged 1st End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 5.7% 2023 up 134.2% 8th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 578,210 2023 down 4.0% 41st Tertiary education, academic staff 55.5% 2023 up 20.2% 20th Start month of the academic school year 1 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 176th End month of the academic school year 12 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 0 2023 down 100.0% 187th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.8235 modelled data 2025 down 20.6% 140th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.9% 2016 up 179.4% 106th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 1.0% 2016 up 114.7% 117th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 1.3% 2023 up 149.4% 41st Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 93.3% 2023 down 4.7% 124th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 74.0% 138th Persistence to grade 5, female 98.6% 2022 up 0.0% 31st Persistence to grade 5, male 97.3% 2022 down 1.1% 39th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 92.3% 2023 down 5.4% 152nd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 94.3% 2023 down 4.3% 120th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 92.4% 2023 down 5.0% 128th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 GPIA 2023 up 0.7% 59th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 5.5% 2023 up 39.4% 57th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 down 67.6% 129th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 16.2% 2023 up 81.5% 60th School enrollment, secondary 91.0% 2018 up 8.3% 39th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 745,376 2024 up 1.9% 28th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 8.27 years 2023 down 5.8% 145th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 93.1% 2023 down 4.5% 147th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.02 GPIA 2023 up 1.7% 41st Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 91.6% 2023 down 6.1% 156th Preprimary education, duration 2 years 2025 unchanged 166th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 0 2023 down 100.0% 153rd Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 0 2023 down 100.0% 152nd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 651,683 2025 down 9.0% 93rd Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 552,974 2024 up 7.5% 24th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 1.30 million 2024 up 4.2% 28th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 57.0% 2024 down 3.4% 39th School age population, early childhood education, female 319,064 2025 down 9.7% 92nd School age population, early childhood education, male 332,619 2025 down 8.3% 93rd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 82.7% 2023 down 10.5% 93rd Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 0 2023 down 100.0% 186th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 0 2023 down 100.0% 188th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 8.21 years 2023 down 6.5% 149th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 8.34 years 2023 down 5.0% 138th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.02 GPIA 2023 up 1.6% 49th ← Previous Page 11 of 49 Next →