Education in Sri Lanka 2,887 indicators covering education for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year 2023 down 71.2% 108th Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 1.02 % change on previous year 2020 down 84.7% 113th Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 105,865 2018 down 20.9% 67th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 97.9% 2022 down 0.6% 43rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 3.59 units per square kilometre 2023 up 23.1% 43rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 2.2 units per square kilometre 2023 up 20.1% 52nd Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 down 50.8% 60th School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 1.06 years 2019 up 29.3% 112th Government expenditure on education, total 7.2% 2024 down 33.3% 183rd Secondary education, general pupils 51.4% 2018 up 0.1% 47th Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 68,746 number 2018 up 16.5% 52nd Lower secondary completion rate, female 92.9% 2023 down 1.3% 84th Lower secondary completion rate, male 91.0% 2023 up 0.2% 82nd Children out of school 9.1% 2023 up 34.7% 55th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 464,189 number 2018 up 10.5% 56th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0214 number per person 2018 up 6.4% 126th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 178,421 2025 down 2.4% 69th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 171,373 2025 down 4.2% 69th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 349,794 2025 down 3.3% 69th Start of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 1st Theoretical duration of secondary education 8 years 2025 unchanged 3rd Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 6th Official entrance age to upper secondary education 14 years 2025 unchanged 184th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 18th Official entrance age to lower secondary education 10 years 2025 unchanged 204th Start of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 146th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th Theoretical duration of primary education 5 years 2025 unchanged 162nd Official entrance age to primary education 5 years 2025 unchanged 192nd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 136,118 2023 up 18.5% 78th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 222,100 2023 up 21.4% 58th Teachers in primary education, male 8,899 2023 down 9.2% 94th Teachers in primary education, female 64,434 2023 up 4.1% 58th Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 87.9% 2023 up 1.8% 48th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 91.5% 2023 down 5.9% 182nd School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 4.55 years 2023 down 6.5% 183rd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.4% 2023 down 33.7% 138th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.7% 2023 down 26.9% 149th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 358,218 2023 up 20.3% 65th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.6% 2023 up 1.8% 88th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.3% 2023 up 1.8% 78th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 439,099 2023 down 7.7% 59th Enrolment in secondary education, male 1.25 million 2023 down 2.4% 49th Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.29 million 2023 down 2.8% 43rd Teachers in primary education, both sexes 73,333 2023 down 1.5% 70th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.0% 2023 down 30.0% 150th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% 2023 up 1.8% 80th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 2.54 million 2023 down 2.6% 49th Enrolment in primary education, male 798,817 2023 down 11.0% 75th Enrolment in primary education, female 777,541 2023 down 10.6% 73rd School age population, upper secondary education, male 730,696 2025 up 6.8% 54th School age population, upper secondary education, female 713,846 2025 up 7.0% 55th School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 1.44 million 2025 up 6.9% 55th School age population, secondary education, male 1.45 million 2025 up 3.8% 58th School age population, secondary education, female 1.41 million 2025 up 3.2% 58th School age population, secondary education, both sexes 2.86 million 2025 up 3.5% 58th School age population, tertiary education, male 895,465 2025 up 5.8% 63rd School age population, tertiary education, female 875,825 2025 up 3.2% 63rd School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 1.77 million 2025 up 4.5% 63rd ← Previous Page 5 of 49 Next →