Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location was 0.3967 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sri Lanka, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.3967 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.532 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2981 LPIA, in 1981.
That places Sri Lanka 53rd out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4507 LPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.2981 LPIA | -33.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4369 LPIA | +46.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3677 LPIA | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4061 LPIA | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4212 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4477 LPIA | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.532 LPIA | +18.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3958 LPIA | -25.6% |
| 2018 | 0.406 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4168 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4998 LPIA | +19.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4156 LPIA | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4446 LPIA | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4317 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3967 LPIA | -8.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.3967 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3739 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4507 LPIA | 0.4507 LPIA | 0.4507 LPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.2981 LPIA | 0.2981 LPIA | 0.2981 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4256 LPIA | 0.3677 LPIA | 0.532 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.4377 LPIA | 0.3967 LPIA | 0.4998 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Sri Lanka?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sri Lanka was 0.3967 LPIA 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 0.532 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2981 LPIA in 1981.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Sri Lanka ranks 53rd out of 93 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 down 5.8%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release