Education in Sri Lanka

2,887 indicators covering education for Sri Lanka.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 1.0% 2024 up 13.2% 74th
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 4.2% 2022 down 84.8% 68th
Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia 1.03 2023 up 104.1% 16th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 4.9% 2023 up 820.9% 59th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0.7305 GPIA 2023 up 197.8% 68th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, female 99.2% 2024 up 0.4% 29th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 1.2 GPIA 2023 up 41.9% 31st
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 0.7% 2024 down 1.0% 72nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students 0.75 GPIA 2023 up 12.5% 62nd
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 8.9% 2022 down 78.9% 70th
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 50.1% 2015 down 20.4% 54th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.5658 LPIA 2023 up 68.9% 30th
Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 0.7% 2024 down 1.0% 71st
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 9.5% 2022 down 78.3% 73rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.3% 2023 up 9.9% 64th
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 10.2% 2022 down 77.5% 72nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.0% 2019 — 94th
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 37.2% 2017 down 39.5% 68th
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 3.6% 2022 down 86.7% 66th
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 0.7154 GPIA 2024 down 12.5% 64th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained 76.4% 2023 up 6.8% 10th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 1 GPIA 2023 up 200.0% 45th
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 4.8% 2022 down 83.3% 65th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 1.17 GPIA 2023 up 483.3% 8th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0.7333 GPIA 2023 down 38.9% 34th
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 0.8645 GPIA 2022 down 6.2% 59th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students 1.64 GPIA 2023 down 6.5% 8th
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 37.3% 2017 down 43.7% 68th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in 40.8% 2019 down 0.8% 4th
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure 12.3% 2015 up 1.2% 34th
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure 25.9% 2017 up 121.5% 3rd
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 0.4446 LPIA 2022 down 30.1% 44th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, female 99.0% 2024 up 0.1% 19th
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure 25.7% 2017 up 67.2% 6th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, both sexes 99.1% 2024 up 0.4% 24th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, female 855 number 2017 down 4.5% 32nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 2 GPIA 2023 up 100.0% 1st
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 1.26 GPIA 2022 up 18.2% 17th
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in 0.0% 2023 — 24th
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in 0.0% 2023 — 24th
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in 0.0% 2023 — 24th
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 0.3471 LPIA 2022 down 41.0% 55th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in 59.2% 2019 up 0.5% 65th
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 31.9% 2015 down 21.2% 45th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, male 99.0% 2024 up 0.3% 23rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0 GPIA 2023 — 71st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 0.5 GPIA 2023 — 66th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Oceania, adjusted gender 1.64 GPIA 2023 up 9.5% 7th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity 1 LPIA 2024 unchanged 4th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, both sexes 98.8% 2024 up 0.2% 19th
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained 71.4% 2023 up 5.1% 12th
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 8th
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are qualified 99.9% 2023 up 0.0% 10th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from the 1 GPIA 2018 down 40.0% 23rd
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 3.0% 2024 up 27.9% 59th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0.8947 GPIA 2023 — 16th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, rural, male 98.6% 2024 up 0.3% 18th