Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from was 1.26 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Sri Lanka, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.26 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 29.8% over five years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.8 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Sri Lanka 10th out of 65 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 1.67 GPIA | +66.7% |
| 2016 | 1.29 GPIA | -22.9% |
| 2017 | 1.4 GPIA | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 1.8 GPIA | +28.6% |
| 2019 | 1.71 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 1.6 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 1.33 GPIA | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 1.4 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 1.26 GPIA | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.27 GPIA | 0 GPIA | 1.8 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.4 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 1.6 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 91.45 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Sri Lanka?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Sri Lanka was 1.26 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Sri Lanka ranks 10th out of 65 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from Saudi Arabia, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release