School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female was 0.0349 years in 2023. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0349 years. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.1% on the previous year and down 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2007 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0349 years, in 2023.
That places Sri Lanka 91st out of 125 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0713 years | — |
| 2011 | 0.0734 years | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.047 years | -36.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0495 years | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0498 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2007 years | +303.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0485 years | -75.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0349 years | -28.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0603 years | 0.047 years | 0.0734 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0835 years | 0.0349 years | 0.2007 years | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 91.45 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Sri Lanka?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Sri Lanka was 0.0349 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2007 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0349 years in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 91st out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.5%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release