Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) was 0.8923 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Sri Lanka, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.8923 GPIA for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.9% on the previous year and up 184.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8923 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3134 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Sri Lanka 64th out of 93 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.3134 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.422 GPIA | +34.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5752 GPIA | +36.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5399 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4816 GPIA | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4643 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5237 GPIA | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5527 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6437 GPIA | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7142 GPIA | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8923 GPIA | +24.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4743 GPIA | 0.3134 GPIA | 0.5752 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7007 GPIA | 0.5527 GPIA | 0.8923 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3876 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 439,099 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 358,218 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 64,434 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,899 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 222,100 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Sri Lanka?
- Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Sri Lanka was 0.8923 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8923 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3134 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 64th out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 184.7%. 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 Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release