School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9182 GPIA, in 1970.
Sri Lanka ranks 38th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9365 GPIA | 0.9182 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.9601 GPIA | 0.9508 GPIA | 0.9669 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9696 GPIA | 0.9652 GPIA | 0.9782 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9995 GPIA | 0.986 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9912 GPIA | 0.9775 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka was 1.01 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9182 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 38th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release