Education in Sri Lanka 2,887 indicators covering education for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 62.7% 161st Total net enrolment rate, primary, female 91.4% 2023 down 1.6% 115th Total net enrolment rate, primary, male 90.3% 2023 down 3.4% 125th Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes 45.0% 2023 up 36.3% 121st Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 160th Girls and boys who are out of school 72,506 girls 2023 up 14.2% 49th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.8884 GPIA 2023 down 17.6% 120th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 160th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 170th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 98.6% 2022 down 0.9% 52nd Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 up 85.9% 16th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female 99.5% 2016 down 0.2% 25th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2016 up 0.3% 77th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male 98.8% 2016 down 0.5% 37th Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female 44.9% 2023 up 29.9% 121st Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male 45.1% 2023 up 43.2% 119th Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9935 GPIA 2023 down 8.6% 143rd Share of students from abroad 0.5% 2023 up 80.6% 112th Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 20,018 1986 up 1.4% 27th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 161st Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 160th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) 4.2% 2023 up 172.6% 6th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 96.8% 2020 down 0.4% 44th Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes 20 2023 up 33.3% 100th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe, both sexes 17 2023 up 183.3% 97th Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes 1,694 2023 up 117.2% 65th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female 0.9% 2016 up 38.8% 93rd Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male 1.0% 2016 down 8.1% 96th Inbound internationally mobile students from Oceania, both sexes 19 2023 up 533.3% 48th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 14,871 2018 up 158.3% 10th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 1.03 GPIA 2023 down 0.3% 100th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 6.5% 2023 down 17.3% 89th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 5,162 2018 up 236.7% 15th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 93,497 2023 down 13.9% 50th Literacy rate, adult total 92.7% 2024 up 0.2% 44th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 31 2023 up 24.0% 82nd Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 312,965 2023 down 10.0% 44th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 166th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 167th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) 11.6% 2023 up 114.8% 54th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 21.5% 2023 down 15.5% 83rd Literacy rate, adult male 93.5% 2024 up 0.0% 44th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both 4.2% 2023 up 79.1% 55th Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 65.9% 2023 up 35.9% 130th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, both sexes 0.8% 2023 up 232.7% 47th Trained teachers in preprimary education 41.1% 2023 down 49.3% 93rd Trained teachers in secondary education 80.4% 2023 down 2.1% 72nd Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 66.2% 2023 up 43.1% 122nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 20.1% 103rd Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 0.9935 GPIA 2023 down 8.8% 126th Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 0.9% 2016 down 27.8% 95th Proportion of total government spending on essential services 7.2% 2024 down 33.3% 184th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 96.9% 2020 up 2.1% 38th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 7,729 number 2017 up 50.7% 83rd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 19.7% 2023 down 15.4% 83rd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 23.3% 2023 down 15.7% 87th Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 728 2023 up 279.2% 94th Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female 141,577 2023 down 10.1% 45th Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 65.7% 2023 up 29.5% 126th Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male 171,388 2023 down 10.0% 41st ← Previous Page 15 of 49 Next →