Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9806 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Sri Lanka is 0.9806 LPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.9808 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7594 LPIA, in 1971.
That places Sri Lanka 46th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 primary (ISCED 1), population in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7594 LPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.8488 LPIA | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9496 LPIA | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9715 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9542 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9665 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9606 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9764 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9791 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9727 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9747 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.976 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9767 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9763 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9794 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9808 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9772 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9801 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9806 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7594 LPIA | 0.7594 LPIA | 0.7594 LPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.8488 LPIA | 0.8488 LPIA | 0.8488 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9605 LPIA | 0.9496 LPIA | 0.9715 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.976 LPIA | 0.9727 LPIA | 0.9791 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9796 LPIA | 0.9772 LPIA | 0.9808 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 777,541 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.9 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0353 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 798,817 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0362 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4555 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.32 % 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 0.9806 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 0.9808 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 0.7594 LPIA in 1971.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Sri Lanka ranks 46th 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 up 0.2%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release