School life expectancy, primary, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, primary, female was 4.58 years in 2023. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, female in Sri Lanka, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary, female in Sri Lanka stood at 4.58 years.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 6.06 years in 1985 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 1976.
Sri Lanka ranks 176th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.64 years | 4 years | 5.32 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 5.76 years | 5.23 years | 6.06 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.61 years | 5.31 years | 5.9 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.79 years | 4.63 years | 5.11 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.83 years | 4.78 years | 4.86 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7 years | 4.58 years | 4.78 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 73,333 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.95 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Sri Lanka?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Sri Lanka was 4.58 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 6.06 years in 1985.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 176th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release