Education in Sri Lanka 162 indicators covering education for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persistence to grade 5, total 97.9% 2022 down 0.6% 39th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 223 2024 down 47.4% 93rd Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 330 2024 down 32.5% 81st Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 535 2024 down 39.8% 88th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 817 2024 down 34.2% 87th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 98.5% 2017 up 0.1% 128th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 99.1% 2017 down 0.2% 119th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.2% 2100 down 43.2% 116th Number of adults with no formal education by region 47,600 people 2100 down 45.4% 81st Population by level of education 10.90 million people 2100 up 4.0% 54th Repeaters, primary, female 1.0% 2017 up 48.9% 116th Repeaters, primary, male 1.0% 2017 up 6.3% 126th School enrollment, primary 99.1% 2018 up 3.9% 15th Trained teachers in primary education 86.4% 2023 up 7.6% 93rd Over-age students, primary 0.9% 2018 down 50.7% 167th Secondary education, teachers 72.8% 2023 up 3.9% 26th School enrollment, primary, female 96.4% 2014 down 3.4% 39th School enrollment, primary, male 98.1% 2014 down 1.4% 17th Over-age students, primary, male 1.0% 2018 down 55.6% 172nd Over-age students, primary, female 0.9% 2018 down 44.2% 165th Compulsory education, duration 11 years 2025 up 22.2% 62nd Progression to secondary school 99.4% 2017 down 0.0% 38th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 99.3% 2018 up 4.1% 23rd Trained teachers in primary education, female 86.1% 2023 up 0.3% 89th Trained teachers in primary education, male 88.7% 2023 down 0.1% 76th Primary education, pupils 49.2% 2018 up 0.3% 35th Tertiary education, academic staff 55.5% 2023 up 20.2% 20th Persistence to grade 5, female 98.6% 2022 up 0.0% 31st Persistence to grade 5, male 97.3% 2022 down 1.1% 39th School enrollment, secondary 91.0% 2018 up 8.3% 39th Preprimary education, duration 2 years 2025 unchanged 166th Progression to secondary school, male 98.9% 2017 down 0.1% 54th School enrollment, secondary, female 92.3% 2018 up 7.6% 38th School enrollment, secondary, male 89.8% 2018 up 9.1% 42nd Progression to secondary school, female 100.0% 2017 up 0.1% 1st Expenditure on tertiary education 20.7% 2018 up 14.0% 77th Literacy rate, youth female 99.0% 2024 up 0.1% 35th Children out of school, primary 157,499 2023 up 3,184.8% 45th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 96.5% 2014 down 3.2% 67th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 98.3% 2014 down 1.2% 24th Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1 GPI 2024 down 0.8% 24th Literacy rate, youth male 98.7% 2024 up 0.6% 35th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 21.74 2018 down 7.5% 85th Literacy rate, youth total 98.9% 2024 up 0.4% 34th Expenditure on secondary education 45.7% 2018 down 5.1% 10th Expenditure on primary education 29.9% 2018 up 5.5% 91st Secondary education, pupils 51.1% 2018 up 2.5% 36th Children out of school, primary, female 72,506 2023 up 14.2% 49th Children out of school, primary, male 84,993 2023 up 42.1% 47th Literacy rate, adult total 92.7% 2024 up 0.2% 44th Literacy rate, adult male 93.5% 2024 up 0.0% 44th Trained teachers in preprimary education 41.1% 2023 down 49.3% 93rd Trained teachers in secondary education 80.4% 2023 down 2.1% 72nd Adolescents out of school 6.5% 2023 down 17.3% 87th Current education expenditure, total 74.7% 2018 down 17.8% 118th Current education expenditure, primary 97.7% 2020 up 6.1% 32nd Current education expenditure, secondary 98.2% 2020 up 6.6% 24th Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 41.1% 2023 down 49.3% 91st 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 ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →