Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 1.01 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Sri Lanka, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Sri Lanka stood at 1.01 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.6% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7818 GPIA, in 2021.
That places Sri Lanka 50th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.9158 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.8315 GPIA | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.942 GPIA | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8821 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9399 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.935 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9365 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7818 GPIA | -16.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8464 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9077 GPIA | 0.8315 GPIA | 0.942 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8943 GPIA | 0.7818 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
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 children one year before the official primary in Sri Lanka?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Sri Lanka was 1.01 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7818 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Sri Lanka ranks 50th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release