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