Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
80th
of 119 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2023
All-time low
95.7%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Sri Lanka, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Sri Lanka is 100.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% over ten years.
That places Sri Lanka 80th out of 119 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 95.7% | — |
| 2017 | 97.7% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.6% | 95.7% | 98.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 98.6% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 777,541 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Sri Lanka?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Sri Lanka was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.7% in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- Sri Lanka ranks 80th out of 119 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release