Education in Sri Lanka

2,887 indicators covering education for Sri Lanka.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 7.04 years 2023 down 7.5% 50th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 1.3 years 2019 up 24.6% 109th
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 1.6 GPI 2019 down 10.3% 28th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.811 years 2019 up 39.0% 120th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 11.59 years 2023 down 7.1% 107th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 89.3% 2023 down 7.0% 149th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 down 50.9% 89th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0032 number per person 2018 up 10.9% 111th
Teachers in primary education, female 68,746 number 2018 up 16.5% 52nd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 0 2023 down 100.0% 181st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 0 2023 down 100.0% 181st
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 1.11 number per square kilometre 2018 up 18.1% 37th
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 index 2023 up 1.8% 45th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 number per US$ of GDP 2018 down 49.8% 82nd
Children out of school, female 8.6% 2023 up 21.6% 65th
Children out of school, male 9.7% 2023 up 48.5% 56th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 13,624 2023 up 96.4% 84th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 235,090 number 2018 up 7.5% 55th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 20.7% 2023 up 16.8% 132nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 91.1% 2023 down 6.5% 136th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 90.4% 2023 down 7.6% 120th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.04 GPIA 2023 up 0.9% 40th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 87.5% 2023 down 7.4% 152nd
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 85.5% 2023 down 7.5% 125th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.05 GPIA 2023 down 0.1% 65th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 79.4% 2018 down 3.2% 30th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 11.82 years 2023 down 6.7% 92nd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 11.36 years 2023 down 7.5% 109th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.04 GPIA 2023 up 0.7% 40th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 1.04 years 2023 up 16.7% 134th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 7.24 years 2023 down 7.6% 40th
School life expectancy, secondary, male 6.85 years 2023 down 7.4% 52nd
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.05 GPIA 2023 down 0.1% 63rd
Secondary education, vocational pupils 44.8% 2018 up 4.3% 68th
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% 2018 down 27.3% 131st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 1st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 2nd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 14.11 years 2018 up 3.7% 81st
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 34,495 2023 up 17.8% 42nd
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.32 years 2023 up 5.9% 139th
Productivity vs. educational attainment 17.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 9.3% 84th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 98.8% 2017 down 0.0% 124th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, annual growth rate 6.18 % change on previous year 2018 down 51.4% 45th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 72.8% 2023 up 3.9% 26th
Teachers in secondary education, female 113,295 2023 up 6.5% 33rd
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 3.4% 2023 down 33.7% 132nd
Teachers in secondary education, male 42,248 2023 down 7.0% 59th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 6.5% 2025 down 13.0% 81st
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 2.8% 2025 down 7.5% 146th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 4.0% 2025 down 11.4% 120th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 26.0% 2023 up 20.9% 126th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 15.6% 2023 up 12.1% 140th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.4 GPIA 2023 up 3.5% 33rd