Education in Sri Lanka 2,887 indicators covering education for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female 98.8% 2023 up 16.3% 36th Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male 98.5% 2023 up 16.9% 37th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 1.9% 2022 up 101.3% 69th Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to Internet for 58.6% 2023 up 276.1% 90th Proportion of primary schools with access to Internet for pedagogical 40.7% 2023 up 385.8% 95th Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary 16.67 headcount basis 2023 down 22.4% 26th Government expenditure on secondary education, constant US$ 670.96 millions 2020 up 26.7% 71st Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ 397.01 millions 2020 up 59.3% 88th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.7736 GPIA 2023 down 7.2% 123rd Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female 96.4% 2023 up 16.1% 49th Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male 91.8% 2023 up 16.0% 59th Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2016 up 0.8% 60th Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education 66.2% 2023 up 43.1% 120th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 689,950 number 2018 up 10.3% 45th Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted 1.05 GPIA 2023 up 0.1% 14th Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both 91.7% 2023 up 10.2% 44th Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 2,446 number 2017 down 24.0% 74th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 1,069 number 2017 down 19.1% 83rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 623 2023 up 9.7% 57th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 6.4% 79th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1.07 GPIA 2023 up 3.1% 9th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 1.34 million number 2018 up 8.1% 32nd Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 4,027 number 2017 down 14.1% 82nd Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 6.3% 1985 down 41.4% 33rd Government expenditure on education not specified by level, constant 0 millions 2020 — 72nd Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 0.9% 2016 down 18.7% 80th Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female 93.9% 2023 up 10.1% 42nd Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male 86.4% 2023 up 20.3% 48th Net intake rate in grade 1 97.1% 2017 up 2.7% 5th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 704,451 number 2018 up 10.6% 32nd Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 1.0% 2016 down 33.9% 88th Trained teachers in lower secondary education 82.9% 2023 up 15.0% 56th Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 85.7% 2023 down 8.3% 44th Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation 50.7% 2018 down 32.5% 106th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 7,403 2023 up 212.4% 49th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 271 2023 up 160.6% 21st Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 19,653 2023 up 233.7% 31st Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 2nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 7,161 2023 up 309.0% 7th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 159 2023 down 23.6% 57th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1,275 2023 up 663.5% 46th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 560 2023 down 8.2% 11th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 15 2023 up 87.5% 83rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 4th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 159.4% 21st Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.9% 2023 up 211.0% 103rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 2.3% 2023 up 232.2% 104th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.9156 UIS estimate 2023 up 63.2% 108th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.8% 2023 up 307.1% 19th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 24.1% 78th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 661.6% 73rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 down 8.6% 19th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 87.2% 100th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.01 UIS estimate 2023 up 99.0% 111th Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.2% 2023 down 8.9% 38th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1 GPIA 2023 — 9th Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 6.3% 1985 down 41.4% 35th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.7619 UIS estimate 2023 up 172.4% 66th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 GPIA 2023 down 100.0% 91st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 27th ← Previous Page 20 of 49 Next →