Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary was 97.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Sri Lanka, 2002–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in 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 expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Sri Lanka peaked at 97.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 58.3%, in 2002.
Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | 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 expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Sri Lanka?
- Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Sri Lanka was 97.7% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 2002.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary?
- Sri Lanka ranks 32nd out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release