Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching was 40.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Sri Lanka, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 40.7% for share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 385.9% over ten years.
That places Sri Lanka 95th out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.4% | — |
| 2018 | 15.3% | +82.3% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 40.5% | +145.8% |
| 2022 | 40.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 40.7% | +0.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 40.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 43% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 40.7% is below the median for South Asia, which is 70.9%, 57% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.8% | 8.4% | 17.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 16.5% | 40.7% | 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 share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Sri Lanka?
- Share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Sri Lanka was 40.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2017.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching?
- Sri Lanka ranks 95th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 385.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%).