Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a was 0.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Sri Lanka, 2009–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Sri Lanka is 0.0%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 82.6% on the previous year and down 84.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
That places Sri Lanka 67th out of 106 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.1% | — |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -19.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +30.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -29.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +45.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -24.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -22.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -82.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Sri Lanka?
- Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Sri Lanka was 0.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a?
- Sri Lanka ranks 67th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release