Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted was 0.9838 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Sri Lanka, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Sri Lanka stood at 0.9838 LPIA.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.9868 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8522 LPIA, in 1971.
Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8522 LPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.9062 LPIA | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9646 LPIA | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9802 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.968 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9745 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9745 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9824 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9851 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9801 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9838 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9809 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.984 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9804 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9827 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9868 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9835 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9859 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9838 LPIA | -0.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.9838 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9775 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8522 LPIA | 0.8522 LPIA | 0.8522 LPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9062 LPIA | 0.9062 LPIA | 0.9062 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9724 LPIA | 0.9646 LPIA | 0.9802 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9824 LPIA | 0.9801 LPIA | 0.9851 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9845 LPIA | 0.9827 LPIA | 0.9868 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 91.41 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.86 (2023)
- 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)
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 0.9838 LPIA 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 0.9868 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8522 LPIA in 1971.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Sri Lanka ranks 48th out of 95 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 down 0.1%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release