Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 0.8291 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.8291 GPIA for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8677 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6785 GPIA, in 2021.
That places Sri Lanka 113th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.8677 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.8542 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8419 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7798 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.791 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7171 GPIA | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7054 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6785 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8014 GPIA | +18.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8291 GPIA | +3.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.8291 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8418 GPIA, 98% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.8291 GPIA is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.8716 GPIA, 95% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7939 GPIA | 0.7054 GPIA | 0.8677 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7696 GPIA | 0.6785 GPIA | 0.8291 GPIA | 3 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Sri Lanka?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Sri Lanka was 0.8291 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8677 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6785 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Sri Lanka ranks 113th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release