Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a was 6.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Sri Lanka, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 6.2% for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in 2019.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Sri Lanka peaked at 10.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2001.
That places Sri Lanka 98th out of 103 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.1% | — |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +12212.5% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -22.0% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +20.2% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | +33.4% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 0.1% | 8.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 5.7% | 10.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 95 Ecuador 8.0% compare
- 96 Sierra Leone 7.8% compare
- 97 Madagascar 7.1% compare
- 99 Guatemala 6.2% compare
- 100 Bangladesh 5.5% compare
- 101 Chad 4.0% compare
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 initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Sri Lanka?
- Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Sri Lanka was 6.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a?
- Sri Lanka ranks 98th out of 103 countries with data for 2019.
- Is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. 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 Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release