Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both was 5.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Sri Lanka, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Sri Lanka stood at 5.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 488.0% on the previous year and up 577.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Sri Lanka peaked at 14.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2014.
Sri Lanka ranks 94th of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.7% | — |
| 2008 | 13.9% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -94.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +28.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -16.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +20.5% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +488.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 5.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.4%, 31% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +488.0% | 0.9% | 5.4% |
| 2013 | -94.4% | 14.1% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 13.7% | 14.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 0.7% | 5.4% | 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 5.4% 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 14.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Sri Lanka ranks 94th out of 112 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 577.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release