Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.8281 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Sri Lanka, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Sri Lanka stood at 0.8281 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.9499 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5432 GPIA, in 2019.
That places Sri Lanka 60th out of 86 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9499 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.9274 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9461 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7777 GPIA | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6315 GPIA | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7627 GPIA | +20.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6399 GPIA | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5432 GPIA | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6562 GPIA | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7127 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7173 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8281 GPIA | +15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9411 GPIA | 0.9274 GPIA | 0.9499 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.671 GPIA | 0.5432 GPIA | 0.7777 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.7286 GPIA | 0.6562 GPIA | 0.8281 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 91.45 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Sri Lanka?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Sri Lanka was 0.8281 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9499 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5432 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Sri Lanka ranks 60th out of 86 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, 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