Primary schools with access to internet in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Primary schools with access to internet was 40.67 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
40.67
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
95th
of 107 countries
All-time high
40.67
in 2023
All-time low
8.37
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Primary schools with access to internet in Sri Lanka, 2017–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 40.67 for primary schools with access to internet 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.
Primary schools with access to internet in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.37 | — |
| 2018 | 15.26 | +82.3% |
| 2019 | 17.65 | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 16.46 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 40.46 | +145.8% |
| 2022 | 40.52 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 40.67 | +0.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 40.67 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.47, 43% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 40.67 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 | 13.76 | 8.37 | 17.65 | 3 |
| 2020s | 34.53 | 16.46 | 40.67 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 91.41 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.86 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary schools with access to internet in Sri Lanka?
- Primary schools with access to internet in Sri Lanka was 40.67 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary schools with access to internet recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 40.67 in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary schools with access to internet recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.37 in 2017.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for primary schools with access to internet?
- Sri Lanka ranks 95th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary schools with access to internet 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Primary schools with access to internet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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