Share of primary schools with toilets in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of primary schools with toilets was 99.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
99.9%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
68th
of 96 countries
All-time high
99.9%
in 2021
All-time low
84.0%
in 2019
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Share of primary schools with toilets in Sri Lanka, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of primary schools with toilets in Sri Lanka stood at 99.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
That places Sri Lanka 68th out of 96 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of primary schools with toilets in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 97.2% | — |
| 2017 | 90.5% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 90.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 87.1% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.5% | 84.0% | 97.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 87.1% | 99.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3876 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 439,099 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 358,218 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 64,434 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,899 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 222,100 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with toilets in Sri Lanka?
- Share of primary schools with toilets in Sri Lanka was 99.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with toilets recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with toilets recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.0% in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of primary schools with toilets?
- Sri Lanka ranks 68th out of 96 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary schools with toilets rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with toilets. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of primary schools that have access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities, as defined by international standards.