Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a was 6.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
6.0%
Change on year
down 35.1%
World rank
96th
of 99 countries
All-time high
10.0%
in 2016
All-time low
5.9%
in 2012
Years of data
7
2010–2018
Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Sri Lanka, 2010–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2018, initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Sri Lanka stood at 6.0%.
That represents a change of down 35.1% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Sri Lanka peaked at 10.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2012.
Sri Lanka ranks 96th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7.5% | — |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +58.5% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -35.1% |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 93 Cape Verde 7.5% compare
- 94 Sierra Leone 6.7% compare
- 95 Albania 6.5% compare
- 97 Ecuador 5.2% compare
- 98 Guatemala 5.0% compare
- 99 Cayman Islands 4.3%
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 upper secondary student as a in Sri Lanka?
- Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Sri Lanka was 6.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2012.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for initial government funding per upper secondary student as a?
- Sri Lanka ranks 96th out of 99 countries with data for 2018.
- Is initial government funding per upper secondary student as a rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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 upper 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