Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender was 1.09 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
Sri Lanka recorded 1.09 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023.
The figure is up 45.2% on the previous year and up 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6996 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Sri Lanka 47th out of 108 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 … Bachelor gender in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.06 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 1.1 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6996 GPIA | -36.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7414 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8347 GPIA | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7978 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7867 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8041 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7362 GPIA | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8204 GPIA | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7597 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7504 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.09 GPIA | +45.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.09 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7715 GPIA | 0.6996 GPIA | 0.8347 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8551 GPIA | 0.7504 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 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 1.09 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 1.1 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6996 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Sri Lanka ranks 47th out of 108 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 55.8%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release