Education in Sri Lanka 2,887 indicators covering education for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Inbound internationally mobile students from Caribbean and Central 0 2023 — 9th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 1.07 GPIA 2022 up 4.0% 53rd Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.2% 2023 up 15.2% 107th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.0% 2023 — 115th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 6.8% 2023 up 0.6% 33rd Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 0.985 GPIA 2024 up 1.3% 76th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.0% 2023 — 115th Inbound internationally mobile students from Caribbean and Central 0 2023 — 12th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 9.1% 2023 up 34.7% 12th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.4% 2023 up 4.7% 90th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts 1.6% 2023 up 12.9% 11th Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 7.9% 2023 down 13.5% 111th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.2% 2023 up 13.0% 92nd Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP 6.3% 2019 down 15.5% 119th Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender 1.15 GPIA 2023 down 17.1% 50th Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) -20,964 2023 down 118.1% 123rd Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage 0.2% 2022 down 36.0% 110th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 25.9% 2023 up 40.4% 63rd Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 27.3% 2023 up 20.6% 52nd Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science 83.4% 2023 down 4.9% 80th Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science 59.0% 2023 down 13.9% 89th Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 41.0% 2023 up 30.3% 29th Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 16.6% 2023 up 34.8% 34th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.0% 2023 up 16.4% 71st Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science 1.3% 2023 up 6.1% 27th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 3.8% 2023 — 104th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 2.4% 2023 — 103rd Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 6.3% 2023 up 14.3% 37th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 7.6% 2023 down 13.2% 26th Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public 60.7% 2018 down 4.6% 97th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 5.9% 2023 up 25.1% 13th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 15.0% 2023 up 45.3% 12th Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 0.4% 2023 up 3.5% 62nd Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training 22.3% 2022 down 38.6% 45th Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary 97.7% 2020 up 6.1% 32nd Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ 1,024 2019 up 35.1% 88th Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 15.6% 2022 up 33.7% 52nd Repeaters in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 0 2023 down 100.0% 91st Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary 98.2% 2020 up 6.6% 25th Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 88.0% 2023 up 52.2% 82nd Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 63.4% 2024 up 5.3% 40th Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public 74.7% 2018 down 17.8% 120th Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary 1.8% 2020 down 77.1% 106th Inbound internationally mobile students from Latin America and the 1 2023 — 94th Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage 0.3% 2022 down 26.7% 105th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 1.12 GPIA 2022 down 8.9% 50th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 0 2023 — 45th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.4% 2023 down 9.7% 53rd Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public 25.3% 2018 up 177.2% 6th Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 93.8% 2023 up 0.9% 61st Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.8% 2023 up 31.7% 76th Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 62.1% 2024 up 7.7% 44th Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary 2.3% 2020 down 71.3% 96th Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 74.3% 2024 up 8.4% 45th Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 75.4% 2024 up 5.2% 45th Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of 26.5% 2018 up 42.4% 56th Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 11.2% 2019 up 65.9% 83rd Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 73.2% 2024 up 11.3% 44th Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 41.8% 2023 up 5.9% 26th ← Previous Page 30 of 49 Next →