Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.8441 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Sri Lanka stood at 0.8441 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8442 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6388 GPIA, in 2021.
That places Sri Lanka 100th out of 180 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.8442 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.8403 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8418 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7894 GPIA | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7854 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6957 GPIA | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6981 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6388 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8028 GPIA | +25.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8441 GPIA | +5.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.8441 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8368 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.8441 GPIA is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.8959 GPIA, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.785 GPIA | 0.6957 GPIA | 0.8442 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7619 GPIA | 0.6388 GPIA | 0.8441 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Sri Lanka?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Sri Lanka was 0.8441 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8442 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6388 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Sri Lanka ranks 100th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 youth of upper secondary school 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