Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9935 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 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, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9935 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Sri Lanka 143rd out of 176 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, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 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 |
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More education data for Sri Lanka
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka was 0.9935 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9935 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 143rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 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, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release