Education in Sri Lanka 2,887 indicators covering education for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Primary education, teachers 87.9% 2023 up 1.8% 44th Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 35,455 number 2018 up 31.8% 37th Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year 2018 up 39.6% 67th Repeaters, primary, total 1.0% 2017 up 23.0% 122nd School life expectancy, tertiary, female 1.3 years 2023 up 20.9% 127th School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.7784 years 2023 up 12.1% 144th School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 1.4 GPIA 2023 up 3.5% 35th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.5% 2018 down 88.2% 152nd School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 12.66 years 2023 down 5.5% 118th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 94.5% 2023 down 1.0% 98th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 13,927 number 2019 — 81st Persistence to grade 5, total 97.9% 2022 down 0.6% 39th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 97.9% 2022 down 0.6% 43rd Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 223 2024 down 47.4% 93rd Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 330 2024 down 32.5% 81st Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 535 2024 down 39.8% 88th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 817 2024 down 34.2% 87th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 98.5% 2017 up 0.1% 128th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 99.1% 2017 down 0.2% 119th Share of children who are not in pre-primary school 34.1% 2023 down 33.8% 48th School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 1.31 years 2023 up 0.9% 135th School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 1.32 years 2023 up 11.2% 136th School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9935 GPIA 2023 down 8.6% 132nd Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 99.9% 2023 up 0.0% 29th Teachers in pre-primary education, male 22 2023 down 4.3% 132nd Teachers in pre-primary education, female 34,473 2023 up 17.8% 40th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.05 GPI 2018 up 1.6% 69th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 7,555 2023 up 136.0% 68th Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female 55.5% 2023 up 20.2% 21st Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male 6,069 2023 up 62.4% 89th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.2% 2100 down 43.2% 116th Number of adults with no formal education by region 47,600 people 2100 down 45.4% 81st Population by level of education 10.90 million people 2100 up 4.0% 54th Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 0.966 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 4.6% 83rd Repeaters, primary, female 1.0% 2017 up 48.9% 116th Repeaters, primary, male 1.0% 2017 up 6.3% 126th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 13.15 years 2023 down 4.6% 114th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 12.17 years 2023 down 6.3% 120th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.07 GPIA 2023 up 1.6% 60th Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 100.0% 2018 up 0.0% 27th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 93.7% 2023 down 3.8% 95th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 95.4% 2023 up 0.4% 92nd Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 1.02 GPIA 2023 up 4.2% 75th Teachers in pre-primary education, female 35,438 number 2018 up 31.8% 31st Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes 81.4% 2024 up 0.3% 33rd Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male 85.2% 2024 down 2.4% 38th Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.92 GPIA 2024 up 5.3% 26th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 1.01 GPIA 2022 up 1.1% 76th School enrollment, primary 99.1% 2018 up 3.9% 15th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 98.6% 2022 up 0.0% 39th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 97.3% 2022 down 1.1% 45th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 1.01 GPIA 2023 down 0.0% 115th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 3.5% 2014 up 1,126.3% 84th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 1.7% 2014 up 256.2% 118th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes 94.3% 2024 up 1.4% 43rd Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 91.9% 2023 down 0.7% 87th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 94.3% 2024 up 1.7% 41st Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 94.2% 2024 up 1.0% 45th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2024 up 0.6% 16th Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 78.4% 2024 up 2.7% 31st ← Previous Page 8 of 49 Next →