Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender was 0.9709 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sri Lanka, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.9709 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.9772 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7628 GPIA, in 1971.
Sri Lanka ranks 51st of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7628 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9327 GPIA | +22.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9174 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9619 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9772 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.96 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9649 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9464 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9568 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9578 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9709 GPIA | +1.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.9709 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9833 GPIA, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7628 GPIA | 0.7628 GPIA | 0.7628 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9327 GPIA | 0.9327 GPIA | 0.9327 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9541 GPIA | 0.9174 GPIA | 0.9772 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9594 GPIA | 0.9464 GPIA | 0.9709 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 upper secondary education or in Sri Lanka?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sri Lanka was 0.9709 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9772 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7628 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Sri Lanka ranks 51st out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 upper secondary 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