School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.05 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.05 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
63rd
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.1 GPIA
in 1986
All-time low
1.01 GPIA
in 2010
Years of data
28
1976–2023
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka, 1976–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.05 GPIA for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPIA, in 2010.
That places Sri Lanka 63rd out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1.06 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 1.09 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.08 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 60 Aruba 1.06 GPIA compare
- 61 Mauritius 1.05 GPIA compare
- 62 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.05 GPIA compare
- 64 Madagascar 1.05 GPIA compare
- 65 Mongolia 1.05 GPIA compare
- 66 Seychelles 1.05 GPIA compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 91.45 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka was 1.05 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 1986.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 63rd out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release