Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 1.95 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Sri Lanka, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.95 for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Sri Lanka peaked at 5.46 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.95, in 2024.
Sri Lanka ranks 114th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.38 | 5.26 | 5.46 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.96 | 4.5 | 5.35 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.96 | 3.74 | 4.39 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.02 | 2.56 | 3.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.35 | 2.14 | 2.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.26 | 2.18 | 2.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 | 2.02 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.98 | 1.95 | 2.01 | 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 fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Sri Lanka?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Sri Lanka was 1.95 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5.46 in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- Sri Lanka ranks 114th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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