Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.8235 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.8235 modelled data
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
140th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.04 modelled data
in 2016
All-time low
0.8235 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Sri Lanka, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.8235 modelled data for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.04 modelled data in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8235 modelled data, in 2025.
Sri Lanka ranks 140th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9091 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.8983 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9206 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9143 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9221 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9241 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9221 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9155 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9206 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9286 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9273 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9643 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 1 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.02 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.04 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9792 modelled data | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.94 modelled data | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9074 modelled data | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8793 modelled data | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.871 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8333 modelled data | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8382 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.8382 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8235 modelled data | -1.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.8235 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9199 modelled data, 90% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.8235 modelled data is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.5914 modelled data, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9175 modelled data | 0.8983 modelled data | 0.9286 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9849 modelled data | 0.9074 modelled data | 1.04 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8473 modelled data | 0.8235 modelled data | 0.8793 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 137 El Salvador 0.8452 modelled data compare
- 138 Dominican Republic 0.8384 modelled data compare
- 139 Korea 0.8333 modelled data compare
- 140 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.8235 modelled data compare
- 142 Slovenia 0.8182 modelled data compare
- 143 Eswatini 0.8049 modelled data 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 out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Sri Lanka?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Sri Lanka was 0.8235 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 modelled data in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8235 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Sri Lanka ranks 140th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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 children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release