Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.989 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Sri Lanka, 1971–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Sri Lanka is 0.989, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.01 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7243, in 1971.
That places Sri Lanka 57th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7243 | — |
| 1981 | 0.863 | +19.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9608 | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9534 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9821 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9731 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9721 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.01 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.01 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.987 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.01 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9798 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9881 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9873 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.989 | +0.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.989 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9879, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7243 | 0.7243 | 0.7243 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.863 | 0.863 | 0.863 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9683 | 0.9534 | 0.9821 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.987 | 1.01 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9907 | 0.9798 | 1.01 | 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 gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Sri Lanka?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Sri Lanka was 0.989 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 in 2020.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7243 in 1971.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Sri Lanka ranks 57th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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