Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.7143 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.7143 modelled data
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
157th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.04 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.7143 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Sri Lanka, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.7143 modelled data for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.04 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7143 modelled data, in 2025.
Sri Lanka ranks 157th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.04 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.9737 modelled data | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9167 modelled data | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8676 modelled data | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8571 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8472 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8533 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8608 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8506 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8511 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8333 modelled data | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8242 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8125 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.803 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7966 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7931 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8065 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8438 modelled data | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.873 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8833 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8727 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8491 modelled data | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8 modelled data | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7627 modelled data | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.75 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.7143 modelled data | -4.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.7143 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9258 modelled data, 77% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.7143 modelled data is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.492 modelled data, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8916 modelled data | 0.8472 modelled data | 1.04 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8269 modelled data | 0.7931 modelled data | 0.8833 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7915 modelled data | 0.7143 modelled data | 0.8727 modelled data | 6 |
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 of lower secondary school age in Sri Lanka?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Sri Lanka was 0.7143 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7143 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Sri Lanka ranks 157th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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 of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release