School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.04 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.04 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
40th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.9881 GPIA
in 1976
Years of data
28
1976–2023
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Sri Lanka, 1976–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.04 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9881 GPIA, in 1976.
That places Sri Lanka 40th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.9881 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.04 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1.04 GPIA is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.07 GPIA, 97% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9881 GPIA | 0.9881 GPIA | 0.9881 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 37 Mongolia 1.04 GPIA compare
- 38 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.04 GPIA compare
- 39 El Salvador 1.04 GPIA compare
- 41 Saint Lucia 1.04 GPIA compare
- 42 Tanzania 1.04 GPIA compare
- 43 East Timor 1.04 GPIA compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 155,543 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 224,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Sri Lanka?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Sri Lanka was 1.04 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9881 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Sri Lanka ranks 40th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 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