Education in Sri Lanka 2,887 indicators covering education for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population, ages 15-24, female 1.47 million 2015 down 18.0% 65th Population, ages 15-24, male 1.52 million 2015 down 17.1% 64th Population, ages 15-24, total 2.99 million 2015 down 17.5% 65th Population, age 0, male 149,450 2015 down 4.6% 71st Population, age 1, male 145,808 2015 down 5.6% 71st Population, age 2, male 143,232 2015 down 6.3% 72nd Population, age 3, male 141,599 2015 down 6.7% 72nd Population, age 4, male 140,791 2015 down 7.0% 72nd Population, age 5, male 140,684 2015 down 7.2% 72nd Population, age 6, male 141,158 2015 down 7.3% 72nd Population, age 7, male 142,092 2015 down 7.3% 72nd Population, age 8, male 143,364 2015 down 7.4% 72nd Population, age 9, male 144,855 2015 down 7.5% 71st Population, age 10, male 146,656 2015 down 7.6% 69th Population, age 11, male 148,858 2015 down 7.6% 66th Population, age 12, male 150,275 2015 down 8.2% 66th Population, age 13, male 150,359 2015 down 9.9% 66th Population, age 14, male 149,627 2015 down 12.1% 66th Population, age 15, male 149,126 2015 down 13.9% 66th Population, age 16, male 148,616 2015 down 15.4% 66th Population, age 17, male 148,557 2015 down 16.8% 65th Population, age 18, male 149,272 2015 down 18.2% 65th Population, age 19, male 150,508 2015 down 19.2% 65th Population, age 20, male 151,658 2015 down 20.0% 63rd Population, age 21, male 152,812 2015 down 20.9% 62nd Population, age 22, male 154,075 2015 down 19.9% 62nd Population, age 23, male 155,428 2015 down 15.9% 61st Population, age 24, male 156,840 2015 down 9.3% 60th Population, age 25, male 157,964 2015 down 2.4% 59th Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 1.07 2022 up 4.0% 56th Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 63.9% 2022 up 36.9% 37th Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ 1,267 millions 2018 up 154.8% 70th Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 14.3% 2023 up 119.8% 114th Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Government expenditure on pre-primary education, PPP$ 0 millions 2020 — 132nd Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 80.2% 2020 down 2.2% 22nd Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 786 number 2018 down 98.1% 107th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 229,789 number 2019 down 6.4% 45th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 1,032 number 2018 down 97.8% 102nd Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant PPP$ 0 millions 2020 — 130th Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 65.3% 2024 up 5.9% 61st Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary 65.3% 2024 up 5.9% 61st Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant PPP$ 1,464 millions 2018 up 119.4% 66th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 44,693 number 2019 up 16.9% 52nd Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 66.1% 2024 up 4.8% 59th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary 66.1% 2024 up 4.8% 59th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary 64.4% 2024 up 7.2% 60th Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 64.4% 2024 up 7.2% 60th Proportion of total government spending on essential services 7.9% 2023 down 13.5% 114th Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of 0.0% 2019 — 126th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 143,068 number 2019 down 7.2% 41st Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 20,018 number 1986 up 1.4% 27th Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 16.7 2018 down 11.7% 52nd Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female 79.7% 2023 down 1.4% 53rd Trained teachers in upper secondary education, male 74.2% 2023 down 4.7% 56th Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 63.7% 2023 up 1.8% 18th Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 1.4% 2023 up 2.0% 18th Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 36.3% 2023 down 3.0% 132nd Government expenditure per student, primary 7.9% 2018 up 9.5% 107th Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 87.3% 2023 up 4.6% 88th ← Previous Page 24 of 49 Next →