Education in Sri Lanka 2,887 indicators covering education for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ 7,056 millions 2018 up 92.5% 71st Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 18.2% 2023 down 35.3% 55th Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ 384.63 millions 2018 up 85.5% 83rd Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 157th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 155th Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 97.9% 2022 down 0.6% 39th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 1,493 number 2017 up 64.6% 81st Current education expenditure, tertiary 60.7% 2018 down 4.6% 104th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 1,516 number 2017 up 61.4% 74th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 1,677 number 2017 up 58.4% 72nd Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 80.4% 2023 down 2.1% 73rd Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education 20.28 headcount basis 2023 down 3.5% 34th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 41.1% 2023 down 49.3% 95th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 31.8% 2023 down 61.5% 85th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1.23 GPIA 2023 up 24.9% 28th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 2,975 number 2017 down 13.7% 86th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 51.0% 2020 down 1.9% 21st Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 1.0% 2020 down 3.4% 21st Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 49.0% 2020 up 2.0% 156th Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 0.8465 GPIA 2023 down 5.1% 114th Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 309,765 2023 down 6.3% 39th Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 254,196 2023 down 12.1% 41st Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 13.2% 2023 down 8.6% 61st Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 11.2% 2023 down 13.3% 61st Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$ 0 millions 2020 — 143rd International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 0.1% 2018 down 20.7% 88th Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 145th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 0.6906 GPIA 2023 down 8.6% 95th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 81.7% 2023 down 1.7% 69th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 77.1% 2023 down 4.3% 71st Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 112,619 2023 up 0.6% 48th Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services 87.04 2023 up 8.7% 86th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1.06 GPIA 2023 up 2.6% 26th Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 138,377 2023 up 15.6% 43rd Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 141st Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 15.6% 2022 up 33.7% 52nd Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 15.6% 2022 up 34.4% 51st Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 15.5% 2022 up 32.9% 47th Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services 6.18 2023 — 52nd Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education 20.94 headcount basis 2023 down 12.9% 43rd Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 66.1% 2022 up 39.7% 38th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 63.9% 2022 up 36.9% 35th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 82.9% 2023 up 15.0% 57th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 61.6% 2022 up 33.8% 34th Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 7.3% 2023 up 2.4% 68th Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.8432 GPIA 2023 down 12.0% 113th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 83.5% 2023 down 3.3% 58th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 80.9% 2023 down 5.4% 55th Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 8.6% 2023 up 16.3% 64th Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 162nd Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 — 1st Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 — 1st Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 31.8% 2023 down 61.5% 85th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 2,696 number 2017 down 24.7% 85th Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ 0 millions 2020 — 138th Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education 19.59 headcount basis 2023 down 15.4% 29th ← Previous Page 18 of 49 Next →