Education in Sri Lanka 2,887 indicators covering education for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 3,220 number 2017 up 46.5% 87th Trained teachers in secondary education, female 81.7% 2023 down 1.7% 68th Trained teachers in secondary education, male 77.1% 2023 down 4.3% 70th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 3,289 number 2017 up 33.4% 81st Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 34.1% 2023 down 33.8% 48th Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 563,961 2023 up 22.3% 42nd Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 12.2% 2023 up 20.9% 62nd Inbound mobility rate, both sexes 0.5% 2019 up 161.4% 105th Inbound internationally mobile students from North America, both sexes 22 2023 up 340.0% 77th Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources 93.22 2023 up 16.4% 97th Proportion of schools with no drinking water service 6.78 2023 down 65.9% 79th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 3,584 number 2017 up 23.7% 76th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 49.4% 2020 up 0.6% 35th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 1.0% 2020 up 1.1% 35th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 50.6% 2020 down 0.5% 166th Inbound internationally mobile students from the Arab States, both 145 2023 up 2,800.0% 63rd Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 16.2% 2023 up 88.3% 86th Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 8.6% 2023 up 40.5% 90th Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 1.47 GPIA 2023 up 13.9% 22nd Inbound internationally mobile students from Central Asia, both sexes 0 2023 down 100.0% 87th Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia 626 2023 up 86.9% 56th Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 941 2023 up 113.9% 42nd Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 38 2023 up 216.7% 93rd Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 48.3% 2020 down 1.9% 130th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 0.9% 2020 down 3.6% 130th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 51.7% 2020 up 1.8% 60th Enrolment in early childhood education, female 214,300 2023 down 12.8% 55th Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$ 389.43 millions 2018 up 147.5% 85th Enrolment in early childhood education, male 224,799 2023 down 2.2% 55th Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, both 20 2023 up 33.3% 94th Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes 45.0% 2023 up 36.3% 94th Inbound internationally mobile students from Latin America and the 1 2023 — 95th Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 2 2023 up 100.0% 93rd Share of young people not in education, employment or training 18.2% 2023 down 35.3% 49th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 17.53 2018 up 1.6% 73rd Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female 44.9% 2023 up 29.9% 92nd Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male 45.1% 2023 up 43.2% 92nd Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity 0.9935 GPIA 2023 down 8.6% 121st Government expenditure on education, PPP$ 6,107 millions 2018 up 123.5% 72nd Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 55,877 2023 down 37.2% 35th Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 57,496 2023 down 42.4% 35th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 49.9% 2020 up 0.3% 54th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 1.0% 2020 up 0.6% 54th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 50.1% 2020 down 0.3% 138th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2022 up 0.3% 86th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female 98.8% 2022 down 0.8% 48th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male 98.3% 2022 down 1.0% 50th Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 34.3% 2023 down 30.4% 43rd Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 33.8% 2023 down 37.1% 47th Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female 181,690 2023 down 11.9% 42nd Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male 224,771 2023 down 10.2% 44th Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 12.8% 2023 down 16.2% 86th Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 15.4% 2023 down 14.9% 79th Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 0.8291 GPIA 2023 down 1.5% 113th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 41.1% 2023 down 49.3% 96th Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education 30.95 headcount basis 2023 up 54.7% 31st Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 47.4% 2020 down 3.8% 133rd Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 0.9% 2020 down 7.2% 133rd Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 52.6% 2020 up 3.7% 48th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 1,553 number 2017 up 186.0% 80th ← Previous Page 17 of 49 Next →