Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9618 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sri Lanka, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sri Lanka is 0.9618 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9022 GPIA, in 1981.
That places Sri Lanka 55th out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9022 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9545 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9627 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.06 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9471 GPIA | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9545 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9574 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9765 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9735 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9599 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9749 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9698 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9576 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9619 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9618 GPIA | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9022 GPIA | 0.9022 GPIA | 0.9022 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9761 GPIA | 0.9471 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9668 GPIA | 0.9574 GPIA | 0.9765 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9652 GPIA | 0.9576 GPIA | 0.9749 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sri Lanka?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sri Lanka was 0.9618 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9022 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Sri Lanka ranks 55th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release