Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 63.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sri Lanka, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sri Lanka is 63.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sri Lanka peaked at 63.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1971.
That places Sri Lanka 40th out of 113 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, completed upper secondary education or in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.9% | — |
| 2001 | 54.1% | +510.1% |
| 2016 | 60.3% | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 60.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 59.9% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 62.6% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 61.4% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 62.4% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 63.3% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 63.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 54.1% | 54.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 59.9% | 61.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 61.4% | 63.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 37 Oman 66.5% compare
- 38 Republic of Moldova 65.7% compare
- 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 63.6% compare
- 41 Bulgaria 63.3% compare
- 42 Serbia 63.0% compare
- 43 Brunei Darussalam 62.7% compare
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 63.4% 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 63.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1971.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Sri Lanka ranks 40th out of 113 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 5.3%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release