Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity was 0.9935 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in Sri Lanka is 0.9935 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9935 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Sri Lanka 121st out of 160 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.1 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 1.11 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.1 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9935 GPIA | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.9935 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 4 |
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 net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in Sri Lanka?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in Sri Lanka was 0.9935 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9935 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity?
- Sri Lanka ranks 121st out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release