Education in Sri Lanka

2,887 indicators covering education for Sri Lanka.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 80.7% 2024 down 0.3% 37th
Share of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation 99.9% 2023 up 2.7% 68th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 96.8% 2024 up 1.0% 46th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 96.1% 2024 up 1.7% 45th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 0.9787 GPIA 2024 down 3.2% 40th
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education 12.13 millions 2020 down 77.0% 42nd
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 0.9838 LPIA 2024 down 0.1% 48th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 0.9838 GPIA 2024 up 1.4% 51st
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, PPP$ 38.77 millions 2020 down 74.4% 39th
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education 46.17 millions 2020 down 77.0% 38th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 0.9806 LPIA 2024 up 0.2% 46th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 0.9109 LPIA 2024 up 1.5% 42nd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified 87.9% 2023 up 2.2% 21st
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 0.9269 LPIA 2024 down 2.2% 37th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 75th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 72nd
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) -18,925 2023 down 232.1% 99th
Literacy rate of young men vs. women 98.7% 2024 up 0.6% 36th
Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound) -8.5% 2023 down 173.5% 88th
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained 100.0% 2023 up 0.0% 14th
Adjusted gender parity index for the proportion of teachers with the 1.0% 2023 up 2.1% 19th
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 2,628 2020 up 174.9% 21st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe, adjusted gender 1.11 GPIA 2023 up 122.2% 58th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, adjusted gender 0.5385 GPIA 2023 up 250.0% 58th
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 1,136 2020 up 220.9% 23rd
Youth/adult literacy rate 98.9% 2024 up 0.2% 30th
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate 1 2024 down 1.0% 14th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 1.35 2023 up 88.7% 8th
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa 0.5385 2023 up 250.0% 53rd
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 10.5% 2023 up 368.2% 78th
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 36.1% 2017 down 49.4% 82nd
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita 7.9% 2018 up 9.5% 107th
Number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions 8 2024 up 100.0% 32nd
Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita 92.7% 2024 up 0.2% 44th
Literacy rates among adults 92.7% 2024 up 0.2% 44th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 9.6% 2023 up 383.1% 77th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, adjusted gender 0.6772 GPIA 2023 up 127.4% 61st
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 1,492 2020 up 147.8% 20th
Literacy rates of older vs. younger population 81.4% 2024 up 0.3% 33rd
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 37.2% 2017 down 41.8% 78th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.0% 2018 — 44th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 2,245 number 2017 down 8.9% 32nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 0.4544 2023 up 157.5% 82nd
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 8.7% 2023 up 398.5% 72nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 0 2023 — 86th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.8281 GPIA 2023 up 6.5% 60th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified 73.8% 2023 up 3.8% 10th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 3.9% 2023 up 522.9% 65th
Percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who 43.2% 2020 up 16.7% 51st
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 4.5% 2023 up 672.1% 64th
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure 25.3% 2017 up 219.3% 5th
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) 0.8923 GPIA 2023 up 184.7% 64th
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure 25.8% 2017 up 92.1% 7th
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 0.9% 2024 up 6.3% 74th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 0.9874 LPIA 2024 down 0.3% 44th
Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 0.9% 2024 up 6.3% 73rd
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 1.0% 2024 up 13.2% 75th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.3743 LPIA 2023 up 25.7% 44th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.4688 LPIA 2023 up 48.5% 33rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America, adjusted 1.43 GPIA 2023 up 114.3% 8th