Education in Sri Lanka 2,887 indicators covering education for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 12.8% 68th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0 units per person 2023 down 100.0% 181st Teachers in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 23.9% 99th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.0101 units per person 2023 up 13.4% 130th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.0062 units per person 2023 up 10.7% 143rd Labor force, total, per square kilometre 131.1 units per square kilometre 2023 up 2.3% 36th Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per square 1.19 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.1% 53rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 11.2% 67th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 8.5% 93rd Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square 20.82 units per square kilometre 2023 down 1.5% 20th Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty 13.13 years 2023 down 2.3% 108th School enrollment, preprimary 71.8% 2020 up 22.4% 92nd Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre 20.19 units per square kilometre 2023 down 1.1% 20th School enrollment, tertiary, male 15.6% 2023 up 12.1% 140th School enrollment, tertiary, female 26.0% 2023 up 20.9% 126th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.4 GPI 2023 up 3.5% 31st School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.05 GPI 2018 up 3.4% 63rd Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate 0.4969 % change on previous year 2023 up 1.1% 113th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 7.1 units per square kilometre 2023 down 6.4% 43rd Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 2.62 million 2018 up 14.1% 37th Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.0051 units per person 2023 up 3.7% 58th Secondary education, teachers, female 113,295 2023 up 6.5% 33rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.79 units per square kilometre 2023 up 21.9% 46th Average years of schooling among adults 10.77 years 2023 up 2.5% 77th Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 10.77 years 2023 up 2.5% 77th Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 10.77 years 2023 up 2.5% 77th Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 80.2% 2020 down 2.2% 28th Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 19.5% 21st Average years of schooling, males vs. females 10.84 years 2023 up 2.4% 73rd Years of schooling, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 6.1% 106th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0 units per person 2023 down 100.0% 180th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 0 units per person 2023 down 100.0% 180th Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 12.63 years 2023 down 3.2% 119th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 100.0% 179th Primary completion rate, male 93.7% 2023 down 3.8% 92nd Primary completion rate, female 95.4% 2023 up 0.4% 90th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 100.0% 179th Expected years of schooling males vs females, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 11.4% 119th Years of schooling, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% 5th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0071 units per person 2023 down 0.3% 75th Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 2.51 units per square kilometre 2023 up 5.2% 24th Duration of compulsory education 11 years 2025 up 22.2% 65th Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 years 2025 unchanged 129th Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 17th Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.121 units per person 2018 up 8.6% 4th Secondary education, general pupils 2.62 million 2018 up 14.1% 37th Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 13.1% 47th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 464,189 number 2018 up 10.5% 56th Lower secondary completion rate, total 91.9% 2023 down 0.7% 83rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 100.3% 2018 up 2.4% 73rd School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 13.07 years 2018 up 2.6% 31st Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 1.04 units per square kilometre 2023 up 5.5% 42nd Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square 3.46 units per square kilometre 2023 down 11.6% 42nd Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 0.1439 units per square kilometre 2023 down 7.9% 92nd Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per square 3.63 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.9% 41st Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0 units per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 177th Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 42.38 units per square kilometre 2018 up 15.6% 17th School enrollment, preprimary, male 69.9% 2020 up 25.0% 93rd School enrollment, preprimary, female 73.9% 2020 up 20.1% 88th ← Previous Page 4 of 49 Next →