Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor location LPIA in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor location LPIA was 0.3743 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 0.3743 LPIA.
That represents a change of up 37.8% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.5318 LPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1972 LPIA, in 2017.
Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 84 countries on this measure, 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 … male Bachelor location LPIA in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.5318 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.4567 LPIA | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4825 LPIA | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2978 LPIA | -38.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2694 LPIA | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1972 LPIA | -26.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2394 LPIA | +21.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2069 LPIA | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2896 LPIA | +40.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2216 LPIA | -23.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2717 LPIA | +22.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3743 LPIA | +37.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.3743 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3349 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4903 LPIA | 0.4567 LPIA | 0.5318 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2421 LPIA | 0.1972 LPIA | 0.2978 LPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.2893 LPIA | 0.2216 LPIA | 0.3743 LPIA | 4 |
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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Sri Lanka?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Sri Lanka was 0.3743 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 0.5318 LPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1972 LPIA in 2017.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Sri Lanka ranks 44th out of 84 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 25.7%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release