Primary education, duration in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Primary education, duration was 5 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary education, duration in Sri Lanka, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, primary education, duration in Sri Lanka stood at 5 years. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, duration in Sri Lanka peaked at 5 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1970.
That places Sri Lanka 154th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 154 Albania 5 years compare
- 154 Algeria 5 years compare
- 154 Bangladesh 5 years compare
- 154 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 years compare
- 154 Brazil 5 years compare
- 154 Colombia 5 years compare
- 154 Comoros 5 years compare
- 154 Czechia 5 years compare
- 154 Djibouti 5 years compare
- 154 Eritrea 5 years compare
- 154 France 5 years compare
- 154 French Polynesia 5 years compare
- 154 Gabon 5 years compare
- 154 India 5 years compare
- 154 Italy 5 years compare
- 154 North Korea 5 years compare
- 154 Kuwait 5 years compare
- 154 Laos 5 years compare
- 154 Liechtenstein 5 years compare
- 154 Madagascar 5 years compare
- 154 Monaco 5 years compare
- 154 Mongolia 5 years compare
- 154 Montenegro 5 years compare
- 154 Myanmar 5 years compare
- 154 Nepal 5 years compare
- 154 New Caledonia 5 years compare
- 154 North Macedonia 5 years compare
- 154 Pakistan 5 years compare
- 154 Romania 5 years compare
- 154 San Marino 5 years compare
- 154 Vietnam 5 years compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 73,333 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.1% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 90.8% (2023)
- Labor force, total 8.26 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 33.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, duration in Sri Lanka?
- Primary education, duration in Sri Lanka was 5 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, duration recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest primary education, duration recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for primary education, duration?
- Sri Lanka ranks 154th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, duration rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.