School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.0323 years in 2023. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0323 years. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.2% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2164 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0323 years, in 2023.
Sri Lanka ranks 96th of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0581 years | — |
| 2011 | 0.0594 years | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0541 years | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0574 years | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0511 years | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2164 years | +323.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0498 years | -77.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0323 years | -35.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0572 years | 0.0541 years | 0.0594 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0874 years | 0.0323 years | 0.2164 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Sri Lanka?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Sri Lanka was 0.0323 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2164 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0323 years in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Sri Lanka ranks 96th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. 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 School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release