Sri Lanka vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity
Sri Lanka
1.07 GPIA
in 2023
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
1.03 GPIA
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
60th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
62nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity over time
- Sri Lanka
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.07 GPIA against 1.03 GPIA in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), a difference of 0.04 GPIA.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 60th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 62nd of 179 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.844 GPIA | 0.1655 GPIA | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9217 GPIA | 0.0935 GPIA | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 0.0238 GPIA | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 0.0344 GPIA | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity, Sri Lanka or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.07 GPIA against 1.03 GPIA in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity between Sri Lanka and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 0.04 GPIA, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Sri Lanka ranks 60th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 62nd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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