Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to Internet for in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to Internet for was 58.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
58.6%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
90th
of 101 countries
All-time high
58.6%
in 2023
All-time low
15.6%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2023
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to Internet for in Sri Lanka, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to internet for in Sri Lanka is 58.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 276.1% over ten years.
That places Sri Lanka 90th out of 101 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to Internet for in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.6% | — |
| 2019 | 36.7% | +135.3% |
| 2021 | 58.4% | +59.2% |
| 2022 | 58.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 58.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.1% | 15.6% | 36.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 58.4% | 58.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to internet for in Sri Lanka?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to internet for in Sri Lanka was 58.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to internet for recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to internet for recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2017.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to internet for?
- Sri Lanka ranks 90th out of 101 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to internet for rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 276.1%. 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, published as part of Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to Internet for pedagogical purposes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release