Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9787 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sri Lanka, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sri Lanka stood at 0.9787 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8441 GPIA, in 1981.
Sri Lanka ranks 40th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8441 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9511 GPIA | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9718 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9656 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9642 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.964 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9806 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.968 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9807 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9802 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9787 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8441 GPIA | 0.8441 GPIA | 0.8441 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9633 GPIA | 0.9511 GPIA | 0.9718 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9806 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9819 GPIA | 0.968 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 37 Kazakhstan 0.9848 GPIA compare
- 38 Lithuania 0.9837 GPIA compare
- 39 Paraguay 0.9809 GPIA compare
- 41 Netherlands 0.9785 GPIA compare
- 42 South Africa 0.9756 GPIA compare
- 43 France 0.9685 GPIA compare
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 lower secondary education or in Sri Lanka?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sri Lanka was 0.9787 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 1.01 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8441 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Sri Lanka ranks 40th out of 94 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 down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, 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