Education in Sri Lanka 2,887 indicators covering education for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 160th Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 1.01 GPIA 2023 up 10.6% 50th Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity 99.8% 2023 up 6.3% 81st Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 60,556 2023 up 58.4% 57th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 33,734 2023 up 68.7% 56th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male 26,822 2023 up 47.2% 53rd Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 246,913 2023 up 0.6% 51st Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2023 up 3.1% 86th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 50.4% 2020 down 3.1% 35th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 1.0% 2020 down 5.7% 35th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 49.6% 2020 up 3.3% 137th Government expenditure on primary education, US$ 377.15 millions 2020 up 54.5% 89th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male 91,691 2023 up 0.5% 61st Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 155,222 2023 up 0.6% 49th Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 160th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 10,362 number 2017 down 18.5% 85th Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2023 up 4.5% 80th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 78.0% 2023 up 1.0% 59th Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education 21.93 headcount basis 2023 down 19.3% 56th Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes 98.0% 2023 up 15.1% 59th Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ 637.4 millions 2020 up 22.9% 73rd Adolescents out of school, female 5.7% 2023 down 20.8% 90th Adolescents out of school, male 7.4% 2023 down 14.6% 84th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 79.7% 2023 down 1.4% 54th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 74.2% 2023 down 4.7% 57th Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male 98.1% 2023 up 11.0% 59th Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female 98.0% 2023 up 15.8% 60th Theoretical duration of early childhood education 2 years 2019 unchanged 164th Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted 0.9991 GPIA 2023 up 4.3% 79th Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2019 unchanged 36th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 3,299 number 2017 down 21.4% 68th Proportion of primary schools with single-sex basic sanitation 99.9% 2023 up 2.7% 68th Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic 100.0% 2023 up 4.1% 68th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 1.8% 2022 up 113.0% 72nd Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water 90.4% 2023 up 9.9% 87th Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic 100.0% 2023 up 5.3% 69th Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities 99.8% 2023 up 21.4% 73rd Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education 18.58 headcount basis 2023 down 2.1% 39th Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking 93.8% 2023 up 11.7% 85th Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking 93.9% 2023 up 10.1% 85th Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 68.5% 2023 down 19.9% 67th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 1,134 number 2017 down 8.5% 85th Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both 98.7% 2023 up 10.8% 37th Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary 17.58 headcount basis 2023 down 9.6% 36th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1.03 GPIA 2023 up 2.1% 19th Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female 68.5% 2023 down 19.9% 65th Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female 94.3% 2023 up 1.6% 73rd Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male 68.2% 2023 down 21.6% 57th Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.02 GPIA 2023 up 0.2% 55th Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary 17.14 headcount basis 2023 down 18.4% 36th Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to computers for 88.0% 2023 up 52.2% 78th Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing 99.9% 2023 up 17.0% 76th Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male 92.6% 2023 up 1.4% 79th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 1.7% 2022 up 129.9% 71st Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to computers for 88.4% 2023 up 47.9% 86th Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes 95.2% 2023 up 14.7% 53rd Proportion of primary schools with access to computers for 77.4% 2023 up 121.7% 85th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 1.39 million number 2018 up 10.2% 46th Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing 99.9% 2023 up 18.9% 74th Government expenditure on education not specified by level, US$ 0 millions 2020 — 74th ← Previous Page 19 of 49 Next →