Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA was 0.8543 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sri Lanka, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sri Lanka stood at 0.8543 LPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8797 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4295 LPIA, in 1971.
That places Sri Lanka 39th out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4295 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.7995 LPIA | +86.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8797 LPIA | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8366 LPIA | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8454 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8137 LPIA | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.832 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8222 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8609 LPIA | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8463 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8543 LPIA | +0.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.8543 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5998 LPIA, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4295 LPIA | 0.4295 LPIA | 0.4295 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7995 LPIA | 0.7995 LPIA | 0.7995 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8438 LPIA | 0.8137 LPIA | 0.8797 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.8431 LPIA | 0.8222 LPIA | 0.8609 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 upper secondary education or in Sri Lanka?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sri Lanka was 0.8543 LPIA 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 0.8797 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4295 LPIA in 1971.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Sri Lanka ranks 39th out of 105 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 down 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 upper secondary 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