Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking was 93.9% in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
93.9%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
80th
of 101 countries
All-time high
93.9%
in 2023
All-time low
78.2%
in 2019
Years of data
8
2016β2023
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Sri Lanka, 2016β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Sri Lanka is 93.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
That places Sri Lanka 80th out of 101 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.4% | 78.2% | 86.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 91.0% | 82.9% | 93.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Sri Lanka?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking in Sri Lanka was 93.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.2% in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking?
- Sri Lanka ranks 80th out of 101 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking water (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release