Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.4688 LPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Sri Lanka, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Sri Lanka stood at 0.4688 LPIA.
The figure is up 66.1% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.575 LPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.205 LPIA, in 2017.
That places Sri Lanka 33rd out of 83 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 | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.575 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.5184 LPIA | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5403 LPIA | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3156 LPIA | -41.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3238 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.205 LPIA | -36.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2909 LPIA | +41.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2644 LPIA | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3441 LPIA | +30.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2346 LPIA | -31.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2822 LPIA | +20.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4688 LPIA | +66.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5446 LPIA | 0.5184 LPIA | 0.575 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2799 LPIA | 0.205 LPIA | 0.3238 LPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3324 LPIA | 0.2346 LPIA | 0.4688 LPIA | 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 0.4688 LPIA 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 0.575 LPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.205 LPIA in 2017.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Sri Lanka ranks 33rd out of 83 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 48.5%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release