Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty was 13.13 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Sri Lanka is 13.13 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Sri Lanka peaked at 13.58 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.49 years, in 1990.
That places Sri Lanka 108th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.49 years | — |
| 1991 | 11.58 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 11.66 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 11.75 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 11.84 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 11.93 years | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 12.02 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 12.11 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 12.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 12.29 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 12.38 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 12.47 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 12.56 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 12.65 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 12.74 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 12.83 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 12.92 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 13.01 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 13.1 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 13.18 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 13.27 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 13.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 13.27 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 13.44 years | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 13.4 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 13.36 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 13.32 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 13.4 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 13.58 years | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 13.47 years | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 13.36 years | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 13.24 years | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 13.13 years | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 13.13 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.89 years | 11.49 years | 12.29 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.78 years | 12.38 years | 13.18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.38 years | 13.27 years | 13.58 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.21 years | 13.13 years | 13.36 years | 4 |
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More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 64,434 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,899 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 222,100 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 136,118 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -6.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Sri Lanka?
- Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Sri Lanka was 13.13 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 13.58 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.49 years in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Sri Lanka ranks 108th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a child of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.