Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Sri Lanka, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.2% for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in 2022.
That represents a change of down 18.7% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
Sri Lanka ranks 110th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +11463.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -17.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +61.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -31.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -17.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 3 |
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 upper secondary education as a percentage in Sri Lanka?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Sri Lanka was 0.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Sri Lanka ranks 110th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary 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