Duration of compulsory education in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Duration of compulsory education was 11 in 2025. β² Rising
Duration of compulsory education in Sri Lanka, 1998β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for duration of compulsory education in Sri Lanka is 11, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Sri Lanka peaked at 11 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9, in 1998.
Sri Lanka ranks 62nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 62 Antigua and Barbuda 11 compare
- 62 Australia 11 compare
- 62 Barbados 11 compare
- 62 Belarus 11 compare
- 62 Ghana 11 compare
- 62 Latvia 11 compare
- 62 Lithuania 11 compare
- 62 Malta 11 compare
- 62 Monaco 11 compare
- 62 Panama 11 compare
- 62 Russia 11 compare
- 62 Senegal 11 compare
- 62 Seychelles 11 compare
- 62 Slovak Republic 11 compare
- 62 Switzerland 11 compare
- 62 Ukraine 11 compare
- 62 United Kingdom 11 compare
- 62 Uzbekistan 11 compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 73,333 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.95 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Sri Lanka?
- Duration of compulsory education in Sri Lanka was 11 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2016.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 1998.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Sri Lanka ranks 62nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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 Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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