Education in Sri Lanka

2,887 indicators covering education for Sri Lanka.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Proportion of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, adjusted 1 GPIA 2023 up 2.2% 28th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.9414 UIS estimate 2023 up 55.0% 108th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3508 UIS estimate 2023 down 37.8% 127th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 1,490 number 2017 down 11.4% 65th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 27th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.08 UIS estimate 2023 down 9.5% 59th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 1 GPIA 2023 31st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.9613 UIS estimate 2023 up 109.6% 85th
Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education 1 GPIA 2023 down 0.5% 18th
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 29.76 2018 16th
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index 0.989 index 2024 down 1.9% 57th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 20th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.28 UIS estimate 2023 up 34.8% 33rd
Net intake rate in grade 1, female 96.4% 2017 up 2.4% 9th
Net intake rate in grade 1, male 97.8% 2017 up 3.1% 5th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, adjusted gender parity index 0.5627 GPIA 2023 up 43.8% 94th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, adjusted gender parity 0.2096 GPIA 2023 down 42.3% 96th
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, female (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 54.5% 44th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, adjusted 0.4554 GPIA 2023 up 152.6% 67th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, female (UIS estimate) 3.2% 2023 up 236.7% 5th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, female (UIS estimate) 8.8% 2023 up 174.8% 35th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, adjusted gender parity index 0.5473 GPIA 2023 up 51.4% 110th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, adjusted 0.6017 GPIA 2023 up 84.5% 115th
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water 90.4% 2023 up 9.9% 87th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 10 2023 down 61.5% 112th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 5 2023 down 72.2% 141st
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, female (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 up 114.6% 15th
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, female (UIS estimate) 0.3% 2023 down 24.4% 14th
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, adjusted gender 0.6504 GPIA 2023 down 18.7% 65th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 62.0% 155th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 72.2% 165th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, female (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 down 37.2% 41st
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, female (UIS) 0.6% 2023 up 529.9% 42nd
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, female 3.3% 2023 up 157.2% 56th
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, adjusted gender parity 0.5746 GPIA 2023 up 94.3% 80th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 38th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, adjusted gender parity index 0.8263 GPIA 2023 up 35.3% 40th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.9322 UIS estimate 2023 up 4.8% 113th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 43rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.8545 UIS estimate 2023 down 5.0% 128th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 0 2023 82nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 2 2023 up 100.0% 80th
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, male 13 2023 unchanged 83rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa 7 2023 up 250.0% 83rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia 309 2023 up 38.6% 53rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia 317 2023 up 183.0% 45th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 23 2023 up 360.0% 76th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 15 2023 up 114.3% 81st
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 537 number 2019 up 179.7% 86th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions 12.1% 2019 up 153.4% 111th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central Asia, male (UIS) 0 2023 down 100.0% 68th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central Asia, female 0 2023 73rd
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 1,818 number 2018 down 97.9% 107th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female 98.6% 2022 up 0.0% 31st
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male 97.3% 2022 down 1.1% 39th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity 1.01 GPIA 2022 up 1.1% 66th
Trained teachers in upper secondary education 78.0% 2023 up 1.0% 58th
Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 294 2023 up 345.5% 39th
Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 647 2023 up 73.0% 36th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, adjusted gender parity index 0.5107 GPIA 2023 down 11.9% 95th