Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita was 10.77 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
10.77
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 192 countries
All-time high
10.82
in 2020
All-time low
8.53
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 10.77 for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 10.82 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.53, in 1990.
Sri Lanka ranks 77th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.53 | — |
| 1991 | 8.71 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 8.9 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 9.09 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 9.28 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 9.47 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 9.69 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 9.9 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 10.12 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 10.34 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 10.56 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 10.6 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 10.56 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 10.51 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 10.47 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 10.42 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 10.38 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 10.35 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 10.41 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 10.51 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 10.51 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.51 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.51 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.5 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.5 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.5 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.5 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.57 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 10.64 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 10.63 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 10.82 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 10.73 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 10.77 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 10.77 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4 | 8.53 | 10.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.48 | 10.35 | 10.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.54 | 10.5 | 10.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.77 | 10.73 | 10.82 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Sri Lanka was 10.77 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 10.82 in 2020.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.53 in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 77th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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