Education in Sri Lanka 162 indicators covering education for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 17.53 2018 up 1.6% 73rd Current education expenditure, tertiary 60.7% 2018 down 4.6% 104th Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 31.8% 2023 down 61.5% 85th Adolescents out of school, female 5.7% 2023 down 20.8% 90th Adolescents out of school, male 7.4% 2023 down 14.6% 84th Net intake rate in grade 1 97.1% 2017 up 2.7% 5th Trained teachers in lower secondary education 82.9% 2023 up 15.0% 56th Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 29.76 2018 — 16th 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 Trained teachers in upper secondary education 78.0% 2023 up 1.0% 58th Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female 83.5% 2023 down 3.3% 57th Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male 80.9% 2023 down 5.4% 54th Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education 21.93 pupils per teacher 2023 down 19.3% 56th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 65.3% 2024 up 5.9% 61st Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 66.1% 2024 up 4.8% 59th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 64.4% 2024 up 7.2% 60th 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 Government expenditure per student, primary 7.9% 2018 up 9.5% 107th Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 87.3% 2023 up 4.6% 87th Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 88.1% 2023 up 4.0% 87th Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 86.6% 2023 up 5.1% 86th Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 5.5% 2024 up 55.4% 117th Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 18.48 2018 up 3.4% 31st Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 5.2% 2024 up 52.5% 122nd Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 5.8% 2024 up 57.8% 110th Government expenditure per student, tertiary 31.6% 2018 up 44.4% 51st Government expenditure per student, secondary 7.7% 2018 up 4.6% 106th Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 82.7% 2024 up 1.3% 57th Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 83.8% 2024 up 2.8% 59th Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 81.8% 2024 up 0.1% 58th Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 5.5% 2022 down 81.9% 98th Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 5.1% 2022 down 82.8% 104th Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 4.7% 2022 down 83.8% 104th Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 5.4% 2023 up 577.5% 94th Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 5.1% 2023 up 438.6% 102nd Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 5.6% 2023 up 745.9% 86th Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25 0.9% 2024 up 6.3% 73rd Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25 1.0% 2024 up 13.2% 74th Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25 0.7% 2024 down 1.0% 71st ← Previous Page 3 of 3