School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1.02 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
49th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 2004
All-time low
0.9782 GPIA
in 2010
Years of data
25
1995–2023
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Sri Lanka, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.02 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9782 GPIA, in 2010.
Sri Lanka ranks 49th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.9954 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9964 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9959 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9951 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.05 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9958 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9965 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9986 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9782 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9785 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9994 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9972 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9974 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9964 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9992 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 0.9954 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9951 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9956 GPIA | 0.9782 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 46 Qatar 1.02 GPIA compare
- 47 Equatorial Guinea 1.02 GPIA compare
- 48 Timor-Leste 1.02 GPIA compare
- 50 China 1.01 GPIA compare
- 51 Ukraine 1.01 GPIA compare
- 52 Puerto Rico 1.01 GPIA compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4555 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.5206 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3876 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 439,099 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.72 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Sri Lanka?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Sri Lanka was 1.02 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9782 GPIA in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Sri Lanka ranks 49th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release