School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 12.17 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Sri Lanka, 1981–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 12.17 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 13 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.04 years, in 1981.
Sri Lanka ranks 120th 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, male in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 10.04 years | — |
| 1983 | 10.29 years | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 10.47 years | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 10.59 years | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 10.68 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 12.1 years | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 12.88 years | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 12.97 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 12.89 years | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 13 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 12.87 years | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 12.83 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 13 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 12.71 years | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 12.37 years | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 12.17 years | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.42 years | 10.04 years | 10.68 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 12.1 years | 12.1 years | 12.1 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.92 years | 12.83 years | 13 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 12.42 years | 12.17 years | 12.71 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 117 San Marino 12.38 years compare
- 118 Turkmenistan 12.29 years compare
- 119 Palestine, State of 12.28 years compare
- 121 Saint Lucia 12.06 years compare
- 122 Seychelles 11.99 years compare
- 123 Kenya 11.96 years compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Sri Lanka?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Sri Lanka was 12.17 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 13 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.04 years in 1981.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 120th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release