Education in Sri Lanka 2,887 indicators covering education for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 180th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% 2018 down 26.8% 134th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 7.9% 2018 down 26.8% 116th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 86.7% 2023 down 10.8% 94th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.09 GPI 2023 down 0.7% 60th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 78.7% 2023 down 10.1% 96th Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Theoretical duration of early childhood education 2 years 2025 unchanged 168th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 70.8% 2023 down 5.8% 136th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 0 2023 down 100.0% 173rd Progression to secondary school, male 98.9% 2017 down 0.1% 54th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 91.5% 2023 up 3.8% 72nd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 325,868 number 2019 up 24.5% 65th School enrollment, secondary, female 92.3% 2018 up 7.6% 38th School enrollment, secondary, male 89.8% 2018 up 9.1% 42nd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 8.5% 2023 down 28.5% 121st Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 90.9% 2023 down 8.9% 150th Government expenditure on education, US$ 1,877 millions 2018 up 117.1% 88th Progression to secondary school, female 100.0% 2017 up 0.1% 1st Expenditure on tertiary education 20.7% 2018 up 14.0% 77th Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 1.7% 2018 down 9.4% 170th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 24,118 number 2018 up 54.9% 51st Literacy rate, youth female 99.0% 2024 up 0.1% 35th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 170th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.1% 2018 down 98.1% 144th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 0 2023 down 100.0% 176th Children out of school, primary 157,499 2023 up 3,184.8% 45th Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 157,499 2023 up 3,184.8% 45th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 0 2023 down 100.0% 179th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 9.1% 2023 up 34.7% 57th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 81,609 number 2018 up 20.0% 33rd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 89.9% 2023 up 4.1% 72nd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 93.0% 2023 up 3.7% 76th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 10.1% 2023 down 25.7% 119th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 7.0% 2023 down 32.1% 116th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 76,935 2023 down 0.9% 34th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 0 2023 down 100.0% 179th Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.39 million number 2018 up 10.7% 33rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 14,960 2023 up 227.9% 7th Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 78,608 2023 up 12.2% 34th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 73.6% 2018 up 6.1% 23rd Teachers in lower secondary education, female 60,052 number 2018 up 27.3% 27th Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 7.2% 2024 down 33.3% 185th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 0 2023 down 100.0% 179th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 58,343 2023 up 6.3% 28th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 75.8% 2023 up 10.4% 20th Teachers in lower secondary education, male 18,592 2023 down 25.6% 45th Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 69.9% 2023 up 4.2% 22nd Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 96.5% 2014 down 3.2% 67th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 4,684 number 2019 up 70.7% 65th Teachers in upper secondary education, female 54,952 2023 up 14.6% 29th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 98.3% 2014 down 1.2% 24th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 0.9% 2016 up 52.8% 100th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 1.0% 2016 up 24.7% 103rd Teachers in upper secondary education, male 23,656 2023 up 0.5% 44th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 0 2023 down 100.0% 178th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 0 2023 down 100.0% 176th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 173rd ← Previous Page 12 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