Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.4719 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
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sri Lanka stood at 0.4719 LPIA.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.6159 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2945 LPIA, in 1981.
Sri Lanka ranks 46th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4399 LPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.2945 LPIA | -33.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5047 LPIA | +71.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4496 LPIA | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4993 LPIA | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5097 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.518 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6159 LPIA | +18.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4559 LPIA | -26.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4754 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5085 LPIA | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5933 LPIA | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5129 LPIA | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5393 LPIA | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5246 LPIA | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4719 LPIA | -10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4399 LPIA | 0.4399 LPIA | 0.4399 LPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.2945 LPIA | 0.2945 LPIA | 0.2945 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5041 LPIA | 0.4496 LPIA | 0.6159 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5284 LPIA | 0.4719 LPIA | 0.5933 LPIA | 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 0.4719 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 0.6159 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2945 LPIA in 1981.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Sri Lanka ranks 46th out of 87 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 7.4%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release