Proportion of primary schools with access to Internet for pedagogical in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Proportion of primary schools with access to Internet for pedagogical was 40.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
40.7%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
95th
of 107 countries
All-time high
40.7%
in 2023
All-time low
8.4%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Proportion of primary schools with access to Internet for pedagogical in Sri Lanka, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 40.7% for proportion of primary schools with access to internet for pedagogical in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 385.8% over ten years.
That places Sri Lanka 95th out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to Internet for pedagogical in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.4% | — |
| 2018 | 15.3% | +82.3% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 40.5% | +145.8% |
| 2022 | 40.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 40.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.8% | 8.4% | 17.7% | 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 proportion of primary schools with access to internet for pedagogical in Sri Lanka?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to internet for pedagogical in Sri Lanka was 40.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to internet for pedagogical recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to internet for pedagogical recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2017.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for proportion of primary schools with access to internet for pedagogical?
- Sri Lanka ranks 95th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to internet for pedagogical rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 385.8%. 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, published as part of Proportion of primary 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