Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 1.2 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 1.2 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.2% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.2 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7787 GPIA, in 2022.
That places Sri Lanka 31st out of 81 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.1 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 1.15 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8467 GPIA | -25.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9365 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8749 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9289 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8284 GPIA | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 0.964 GPIA | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9223 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9387 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.804 GPIA | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7787 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.2 GPIA | +54.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9002 GPIA | 0.8284 GPIA | 0.964 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9306 GPIA | 0.7787 GPIA | 1.2 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 1.2 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 1.2 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7787 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Sri Lanka ranks 31st out of 81 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 41.9%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release