Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
81st
of 124 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2023
All-time low
95.7%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Sri Lanka, 2016–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 100.0% for proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% over ten years.
Sri Lanka ranks 81st of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 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
- 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 schools with access to electricity, by education level in Sri Lanka?
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Sri Lanka was 100.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.7% in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level?
- Sri Lanka ranks 81st out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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