Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 1.11 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 1.11 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.2 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5631 GPIA, in 1981.
That places Sri Lanka 55th out of 127 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, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6595 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.5631 GPIA | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8739 GPIA | +55.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9036 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9904 GPIA | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 1.08 GPIA | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 1.15 GPIA | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 1.13 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.2 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 1.12 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.08 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.11 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 GPIA, 100% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +55.2% | 0.5631 GPIA | 0.8739 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6595 GPIA | 0.6595 GPIA | 0.6595 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.5631 GPIA | 0.5631 GPIA | 0.5631 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.8739 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 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 1.11 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 1.2 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5631 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Sri Lanka ranks 55th out of 127 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 2.9%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release