Sri Lanka vs WB: Ida & Ibrd Total: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Sri Lanka
13.15 years
in 2023
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
12.34 years
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
114th
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total rank
117th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
051015197519992024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 13.15 years against 12.34 years in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total, a difference of 0.81 years.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times WB: Ida & Ibrd Total's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 114th and WB: Ida & Ibrd Total ranks 117th 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: Ida & Ibrd Total Difference Ahead
1980s 10.52 years 7.43 years 3.09 years Sri Lanka
1990s 12.28 years 7.82 years 4.46 years Sri Lanka
2010s 13.63 years 11.23 years 2.4 years Sri Lanka
2020s 13.38 years 12.18 years 1.21 years Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Sri Lanka or WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
Sri Lanka, at 13.15 years against 12.34 years in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Sri Lanka and WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
0.81 years, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
16 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and WB: Ida & Ibrd Total rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Sri Lanka ranks 114th and WB: Ida & Ibrd Total ranks 117th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,742 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release