Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9907 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Sri Lanka is 0.9907 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.9926 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8518 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Sri Lanka 57th out of 98 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 | 0.8518 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.9348 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9714 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9795 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9895 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9763 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9811 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9785 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9886 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9828 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9891 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9923 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9873 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9917 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9857 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.985 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9872 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9922 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9926 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9907 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8518 GPIA | 0.8518 GPIA | 0.8518 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9348 GPIA | 0.9348 GPIA | 0.9348 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9796 GPIA | 0.9714 GPIA | 0.9895 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.987 GPIA | 0.9785 GPIA | 0.9923 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9895 GPIA | 0.985 GPIA | 0.9926 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.5206 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
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 0.9907 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 0.9926 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8518 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Sri Lanka ranks 57th out of 98 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 0.8%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release