Education in Sri Lanka 2,887 indicators covering education for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School age population, lower secondary education, male 721,413 2025 up 0.8% 61st School age population, lower secondary education, female 695,281 2025 down 0.5% 61st School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 1.42 million 2025 up 0.2% 61st School age population, last grade of primary education, male 174,684 2025 down 5.2% 69th School age population, last grade of primary education, female 167,754 2025 down 7.0% 69th School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 342,438 2025 down 6.1% 69th School age population, primary education, male 855,347 2025 down 7.3% 72nd School age population, primary education, female 821,018 2025 down 9.0% 71st School age population, primary education, both sexes 1.68 million 2025 down 8.1% 71st Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 168,306 2025 down 8.3% 71st Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 161,474 2025 down 9.9% 71st Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 329,780 2025 down 9.1% 71st School age population, one year before the official primary entry 166,868 2025 down 8.5% 70th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 160,086 2025 down 9.9% 70th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 326,954 2025 down 9.2% 70th School age population, pre-primary education, male 332,619 2025 down 8.3% 82nd School age population, pre-primary education, female 319,064 2025 down 9.7% 81st School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 651,683 2025 down 9.0% 81st Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 1.58 million 2023 down 10.8% 75th Share of children in primary school age who are in school 90.9% 2023 down 8.9% 151st Secondary education, duration 8 years 2025 unchanged 3rd Primary education, pupils 1.58 million 2023 down 10.8% 75th Primary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 154th Secondary education, pupils 2.54 million 2023 down 2.6% 49th Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 1.83 units per square kilometre 2023 up 6.6% 18th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 90.8% 2023 down 7.0% 183rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2023 up 2.4% 37th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 92.1% 2023 down 4.8% 176th School life expectancy, primary, male 4.52 years 2023 down 7.6% 183rd School life expectancy, primary, female 4.58 years 2023 down 5.4% 179th Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 9.1% 2023 up 34.7% 57th Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year 2018 up 205.1% 61st School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2023 up 2.3% 38th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 99.1% 2018 up 1.1% 80th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 101.5% 2018 up 3.8% 63rd School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 12.9 years 2018 up 1.2% 37th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2018 up 2.9% 42nd School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 13.24 years 2018 up 4.1% 28th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 214,300 2023 down 12.8% 59th Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 224,799 2023 down 2.2% 59th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 0 2023 down 100.0% 187th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0 units per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 177th Government expenditure on education, total 1.8% 2023 up 16.8% 184th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0 units per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 177th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2018 down 31.4% 76th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 7.5 number per square kilometre 2018 up 12.0% 38th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 97.3% 2022 down 1.1% 45th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 98.6% 2022 up 0.0% 39th Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0049 units per person 2018 down 23.8% 104th Secondary education, vocational pupils 105,865 2018 down 20.9% 67th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 155,543 2023 up 3.8% 41st Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.14 % change on previous year 2018 down 250.2% 168th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 2.51 units per square kilometre 2023 up 5.2% 24th Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 1.71 units per square kilometre 2018 down 19.8% 52nd Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 91.4% 2023 down 1.6% 122nd Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 88.0% 2023 down 7.6% 121st Number of under-five deaths, male 1,067 2024 down 43.2% 96th Number of under-five deaths, female 831 2024 down 42.4% 97th Number of infant deaths, male 940 2024 down 40.7% 93rd Number of infant deaths, female 723 2024 down 39.7% 95th ← Previous Page 6 of 49 Next →