Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 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 education or 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% |
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
- 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 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