Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 1.02 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sri Lanka is 1.02 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8042 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Sri Lanka 32nd out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8042 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.982 GPIA | +22.1% |
| 2009 | 0.963 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.02 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9847 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8042 GPIA | 0.8042 GPIA | 0.8042 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9725 GPIA | 0.963 GPIA | 0.982 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.05 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 1.02 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 1.05 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8042 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Sri Lanka ranks 32nd out of 137 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 2.1%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release