Reference Data in Sri Lanka

3,215 indicators covering reference data for Sri Lanka.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.7% 2018 down 89.3% 115th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.1% 2018 down 98.8% 146th
Tobacco production 8,514 tonnes 2024 up 156.3% 42nd
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 13 2019 unchanged 1st
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2019 92nd
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods 0.3194 2025 down 17.1% 77th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 100.3% 2018 up 2.9% 104th
Rice production 4.70 million tonnes 2024 up 39.0% 19th
Rice production by region 4.70 million tonnes 2024 up 39.0% 19th
End of the academic school year 2,019 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% 3rd
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 9.02 years 2018 up 2.9% 101st
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both 3.9% 2018 up 32.7% 77th
Start month of the academic school year 1 tertiary education 2019 unchanged 174th
End month of the academic school year 12 tertiary education 2019 unchanged 1st
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 1.0% 2016 up 2.7% 117th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 0.9% 2016 up 36.9% 108th
Orange production 7,386 tonnes 2024 down 2.5% 83rd
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male 4.3% 2018 up 32.3% 78th
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female 3.4% 2018 up 33.1% 75th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 100.7% 2018 up 3.3% 101st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity 0.991 GPI 2018 down 0.6% 104th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 99.8% 2018 up 2.6% 104th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity 0.9908 GPI 2018 down 0.6% 102nd
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 9.07 years 2018 up 3.2% 105th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 8.98 years 2018 up 2.6% 106th
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.7904 GPIA 2018 up 0.6% 65th
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education 1.8% 2023 up 16.8% 187th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 635,512 number 2018 up 5.6% 34th
Government expenditure on education, US$ 1,878 millions 2018 up 117.2% 78th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2018 unchanged 1st
Military spending as a share of government spending 4.9% 2025 down 60.7% 88th
Share of children who have anemia 25.1% 2019 down 5.3% 102nd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 27 - Origin and 0 Percentage of GDP 2019 45th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both 0.9% 2016 down 19.0% 125th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 92.1% 2018 up 3.2% 63rd
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region 5,409 hectares 2025 down 80.3% 117th
Bean production 6,494 tonnes 2024 up 1.3% 87th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes 99.9% 2018 up 7.1% 7th
Statistical performance indicator 74.58 2024 up 1.8% 79th
Rule of Law - Number of sources 14 2024 down 6.7% 29th
Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate 0.1457 2024 up 5.2% 168th
Rule of Law - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the 56.6% 2024 up 3.6% 117th
Rule of Law - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the 48.4% 2024 up 3.3% 116th
Rule of Law - Governance score 52.53 0-100 2024 up 3.5% 116th
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.2577 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 28.5% 116th
Arrivals of tourists from abroad 720,000 arrivals 2022 down 28.4% 113th
Number of clinical trials 1 trials 2024 down 50.0% 127th
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources 12 2024 down 25.0% 33rd
Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate 0.1502 2024 up 15.7% 165th
Voice and Accountability - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval 59.0% 2024 up 21.8% 114th
Voice and Accountability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval 50.3% 2024 up 22.9% 111th
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 54.64 0-100 2024 up 22.3% 113th
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.126 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 81.9% 113th
Produced capital 69.14 billion real chained 2019 US$ 2020 up 147.9% 79th
Produced capital per capita 3,155 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 up 133.8% 107th
Nonrenewable natural capital, total 6.63 million real chained 2019 US$ 2020 down 6.2% 126th
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total 0.3026 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 down 11.5% 127th
Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total 6.57 million real chained 2019 US$ 2020 down 8.6% 101st
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals 0.2999 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 down 13.8% 101st
Renewable natural capital, mangroves 381.19 million real chained 2019 US$ 2020 up 1.0% 39th