Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.8722 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sri Lanka, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sri Lanka is 0.8722 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.9474 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5226 GPIA, in 1981.
Sri Lanka ranks 74th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6927 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.5226 GPIA | -24.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9423 GPIA | +80.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7028 GPIA | -25.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6809 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7488 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8179 GPIA | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.859 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8493 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8458 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9352 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8466 GPIA | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9474 GPIA | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8316 GPIA | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8647 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8126 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8722 GPIA | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6927 GPIA | 0.6927 GPIA | 0.6927 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.5226 GPIA | 0.5226 GPIA | 0.5226 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9423 GPIA | 0.9423 GPIA | 0.9423 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8096 GPIA | 0.6809 GPIA | 0.9352 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8657 GPIA | 0.8126 GPIA | 0.9474 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Sri Lanka?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sri Lanka was 0.8722 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9474 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5226 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Sri Lanka ranks 74th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 short-cycle tertiary 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