Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ was 4,338 in 2018. β² Rising
Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in Sri Lanka, 2010β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 4,338 for initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in 2018. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 113.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Sri Lanka peaked at 4,338 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,800, in 2011.
Sri Lanka ranks 73rd of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Sri Lanka?
- Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Sri Lanka was 4,338 in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 4,338 in 2018.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,800 in 2011.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$?
- Sri Lanka ranks 73rd out of 119 countries with data for 2018.
- Is initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.8%. 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 tertiary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release