Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.985 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Sri Lanka, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Sri Lanka stood at 0.985 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.985 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7313 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Sri Lanka 75th out of 132 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7313 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.8582 GPIA | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9451 GPIA | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 0.964 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9632 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9615 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9553 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.968 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9729 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9722 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9756 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9756 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9783 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9782 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9786 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9793 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9765 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9808 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9823 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.985 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7313 GPIA | 0.7313 GPIA | 0.7313 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.8582 GPIA | 0.8582 GPIA | 0.8582 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9578 GPIA | 0.9451 GPIA | 0.964 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9749 GPIA | 0.968 GPIA | 0.9786 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9808 GPIA | 0.9765 GPIA | 0.985 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3876 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 439,099 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 358,218 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 64,434 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,899 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 222,100 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Sri Lanka?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Sri Lanka was 0.985 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.985 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7313 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Sri Lanka ranks 75th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release