Government expenditure per student, tertiary in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Government expenditure per student, tertiary was 31.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure per student, tertiary in Sri Lanka, 2010–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 31.6% for government expenditure per student, tertiary in 2018. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.6% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, tertiary in Sri Lanka peaked at 31.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2012.
Sri Lanka ranks 51st of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Government expenditure per student, tertiary in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21.9% | — |
| 2011 | 27.0% | +23.7% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | -22.0% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 30.5% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 26.6% | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | +18.6% |
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 per student, tertiary in Sri Lanka?
- Government expenditure per student, tertiary in Sri Lanka was 31.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, tertiary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, tertiary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2012.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for government expenditure per student, tertiary?
- Sri Lanka ranks 51st out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is government expenditure per student, tertiary rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.