Education in Sri Lanka

2,887 indicators covering education for Sri Lanka.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 175th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 174th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.07 GPIA 2023 up 2.6% 68th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 73.6% 2023 down 4.4% 130th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 68.2% 2023 down 7.1% 138th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 14,944 2023 up 115.5% 48th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 472 2023 up 123.7% 25th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 2,992 2023 up 300.0% 51st
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 41,661 2023 up 158.4% 33rd
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 18 years 2019 unchanged 53rd
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 18 years 2025 unchanged 52nd
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 169th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 5,458 2023 up 46.6% 70th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.9% 2023 up 218.3% 20th
Government expenditure on education, constant US$ 1,854 millions 2018 up 62.7% 86th
Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education 1 years 2025 unchanged 108th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 2,576 2023 up 67.9% 70th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 0 2023 down 100.0% 165th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 2,006 number 2019 up 88.2% 67th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male 2,882 2023 up 31.7% 67th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female 0 2023 down 100.0% 162nd
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 171st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 117.1% 26th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 up 288.3% 81st
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1 GPI 2024 down 0.8% 24th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.9% 2023 up 109.1% 105th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 2.4% 2023 up 150.8% 107th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 1,088 2023 down 0.1% 13th
Literacy rate, youth male 98.7% 2024 up 0.6% 35th
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 21.74 2018 down 7.5% 85th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.1% 2018 down 98.2% 131st
Literacy rate, youth total 98.9% 2024 up 0.4% 34th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 0.1% 2018 down 97.9% 131st
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female 0.9% 2016 up 37.5% 96th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male 1.0% 2016 down 0.8% 99th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes 45,291 2023 up 96.5% 51st
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female 30,568 2023 up 127.4% 45th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 15,404 2023 down 23.4% 53rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male 14,723 2023 up 53.3% 62nd
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 8,231 2023 down 34.3% 53rd
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 7,173 2023 down 5.2% 54th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 165th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 166th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female 72,506 2023 up 14.2% 49th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male 84,993 2023 up 42.1% 47th
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 73,934 number 2018 up 3.5% 29th
Population, age 0, female 143,452 2015 down 3.9% 71st
Population, age 0, total 292,902 2015 down 4.2% 71st
Population, age 1, female 140,360 2015 down 5.0% 71st
Population, age 1, total 286,168 2015 down 5.3% 71st
Population, age 2, female 138,151 2015 down 5.9% 72nd
Population, age 2, total 281,383 2015 down 6.1% 72nd
Population, age 3, female 136,727 2015 down 6.5% 72nd
Population, age 3, total 278,326 2015 down 6.6% 72nd
Population, age 4, female 135,991 2015 down 6.9% 72nd
Population, age 4, total 276,782 2015 down 7.0% 72nd
Population, age 5, female 135,846 2015 down 7.2% 72nd
Population, age 5, total 276,530 2015 down 7.2% 72nd
Population, age 6, female 136,195 2015 down 7.3% 72nd
Population, age 6, total 277,353 2015 down 7.3% 72nd