Educational attainment rate, completed … male Master location LPIA in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Educational attainment rate, completed … male Master location LPIA was 0.2145 LPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Sri Lanka, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Sri Lanka is 0.2145 LPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.4811 LPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1998 LPIA, in 2017.
That places Sri Lanka 46th out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male Master location LPIA in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.4752 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.4811 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2711 LPIA | -43.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1998 LPIA | -26.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2413 LPIA | +20.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2068 LPIA | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2939 LPIA | +42.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2216 LPIA | -24.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2788 LPIA | +25.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2397 LPIA | -14.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2145 LPIA | -10.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.2145 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2198 LPIA, 98% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4782 LPIA | 0.4752 LPIA | 0.4811 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2297 LPIA | 0.1998 LPIA | 0.2711 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.2497 LPIA | 0.2145 LPIA | 0.2939 LPIA | 5 |
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 master's or equivalent in Sri Lanka?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Sri Lanka was 0.2145 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4811 LPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1998 LPIA in 2017.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Sri Lanka ranks 46th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release