School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender 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 … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender 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% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.07 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.06 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1.07 GPIA is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.07 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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 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