School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.07 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Sri Lanka, 1981–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Sri Lanka stood at 1.07 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPIA, in 1983.
Sri Lanka ranks 60th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 1983 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 3 |
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More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 64,434 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,899 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 222,100 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 136,118 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -6.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Sri Lanka?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Sri Lanka was 1.07 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 1983.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Sri Lanka ranks 60th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 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 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release