Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 82.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Sri Lanka, 1981–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Sri Lanka stood at 82.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Sri Lanka peaked at 84.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 1981.
That places Sri Lanka 57th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 34.2% | — |
| 2001 | 74.8% | +118.4% |
| 2006 | 74.3% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 73.2% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 73.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 81.6% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 82.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 82.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 81.8% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 82.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.2% | 34.2% | 34.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.1% | 73.2% | 74.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 81.9% | 81.0% | 82.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 82.6% | 81.8% | 84.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Sri Lanka?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Sri Lanka was 82.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 1981.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Sri Lanka ranks 57th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.