School life expectancy, primary, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, primary, male was 4.52 years in 2023. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in Sri Lanka, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in Sri Lanka is 4.52 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 6.31 years in 1985 and was at its lowest, 4.32 years, in 1976.
That places Sri Lanka 178th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 4.95 years | 4.32 years | 5.75 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 6.01 years | 5.44 years | 6.31 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.79 years | 5.42 years | 6.09 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.79 years | 4.47 years | 5.18 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.87 years | 4.77 years | 4.92 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.63 years | 4.52 years | 4.74 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)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Sri Lanka?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Sri Lanka was 4.52 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 6.31 years in 1985.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.32 years in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 178th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release