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% |
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
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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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