Sri Lanka vs UIS: East Asia and the Pacific: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index
Sri Lanka
1.01 GPIA
in 2023
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
0.999 GPIA
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
38th
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank
40th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Sri Lanka
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.01 GPIA against 0.999 GPIA in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific, a difference of 0.011 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 38th and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 40th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9245 GPIA | 0.887 GPIA | 0.0375 GPIA | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.9601 GPIA | 0.8938 GPIA | 0.0662 GPIA | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.9696 GPIA | 0.9594 GPIA | 0.0101 GPIA | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.9995 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 0.0027 GPIA | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific |
| 2010s | 0.9912 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 0.0089 GPIA | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9982 GPIA | 0.0163 GPIA | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index, Sri Lanka or UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.01 GPIA against 0.999 GPIA in UIS: East Asia and the Pacific as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index between Sri Lanka and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- 0.011 GPIA, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 38th and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 40th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release