Current education expenditure, primary in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Current education expenditure, primary was 97.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Current education expenditure, primary in Sri Lanka, 2002–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total expenditure in primary public institutions.
Analysis
In 2020, current education expenditure, primary in Sri Lanka stood at 97.7%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current education expenditure, primary in Sri Lanka peaked at 97.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 58.3%, in 2002.
Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 126 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Current education expenditure, primary in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of total expenditure in primary public institutions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 58.3% | — |
| 2009 | 93.1% | +59.8% |
| 2010 | 92.1% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 88.9% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 87.3% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 73.6% | -22.8% |
| 2017 | 85.7% | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 90.7% | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 97.7% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.7% | 58.3% | 93.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 73.6% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 97.7% | 97.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 155,543 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 224,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current education expenditure, primary in Sri Lanka?
- Current education expenditure, primary in Sri Lanka was 97.7% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest current education expenditure, primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current education expenditure, primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 2002.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for current education expenditure, primary?
- Sri Lanka ranks 32nd out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is current education expenditure, primary rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Current education expenditure, primary (% of total expenditure in primary public institutions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).