Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in was 13 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
13
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 191 countries
All-time high
13
in 1998
All-time low
13
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Sri Lanka, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 13 for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Sri Lanka peaked at 13 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 13, in 1998.
Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13 | — |
| 1999 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 13 | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 13 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 13 is above the median for South Asia, which is 11.5, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
| 2000s | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 1 Australia 13 compare
- 1 Bermuda 13 compare
- 1 Central African Republic 13 compare
- 1 Switzerland 13 compare
- 1 Congo 13 compare
- 1 Cook Islands 13 compare
- 1 Comoros 13 compare
- 1 Czechia 13 compare
- 1 Germany 13 compare
- 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13 compare
- 1 Gibraltar 13 compare
- 1 Luxembourg 13 compare
- 1 North Macedonia 13 compare
- 1 Malta 13 compare
- 1 Montenegro 13 compare
- 1 Mauritania 13 compare
- 1 Mauritius 13 compare
- 1 New Zealand 13 compare
- 1 Romania 13 compare
- 1 San Marino 13 compare
- 1 Slovakia 13 compare
- 1 Slovenia 13 compare
- 1 Tanzania, United Republic of 13 compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 13 compare
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 number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Sri Lanka?
- Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Sri Lanka was 13 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 13 in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 in 1998.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in?
- Sri Lanka ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release