Official entrance age to compulsory education in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 5 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
5 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
129th
of 200 countries
All-time high
5 years
in 1998
All-time low
5 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Sri Lanka, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to compulsory education in Sri Lanka is 5 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Sri Lanka peaked at 5 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1998.
Sri Lanka ranks 129th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5 years | — |
| 1999 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 129 Angola 5 years compare
- 129 Antigua and Barbuda 5 years compare
- 129 Austria 5 years compare
- 129 Belgium 5 years compare
- 129 Bahamas 5 years compare
- 129 Belize 5 years compare
- 129 Bermuda 5 years compare
- 129 Barbados 5 years compare
- 129 Colombia 5 years compare
- 129 Cyprus 5 years compare
- 129 Czechia 5 years compare
- 129 Dominica 5 years compare
- 129 United Kingdom 5 years compare
- 129 Greece 5 years compare
- 129 Grenada 5 years compare
- 129 Honduras 5 years compare
- 129 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 years compare
- 129 Saint Lucia 5 years compare
- 129 Latvia 5 years compare
- 129 Macao 5 years compare
- 129 Marshall Islands 5 years compare
- 129 Malta 5 years compare
- 129 Myanmar 5 years compare
- 129 Mauritius 5 years compare
- 129 Nicaragua 5 years compare
- 129 Netherlands 5 years compare
- 129 Pakistan 5 years compare
- 129 Philippines 5 years compare
- 129 Puerto Rico 5 years compare
- 129 Paraguay 5 years compare
- 129 Slovakia 5 years compare
- 129 Trinidad and Tobago 5 years compare
- 129 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 years compare
- 129 British Virgin Islands 5 years compare
- 129 Vietnam 5 years compare
- 129 Samoa 5 years compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 136,118 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -6.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Sri Lanka?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Sri Lanka was 5 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1998.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Sri Lanka ranks 129th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education 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 Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release