School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.4 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.4 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.43 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4927 GPIA, in 1994.
Sri Lanka ranks 35th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7847 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6589 GPIA | -16.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6333 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.612 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5704 GPIA | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5718 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.556 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6162 GPIA | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 0.7641 GPIA | +24.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6773 GPIA | -11.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6672 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6974 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7081 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4927 GPIA | -30.4% |
| 2010 | 1.43 GPIA | +191.2% |
| 2011 | 1.41 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.37 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.36 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.23 GPIA | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 1.36 GPIA | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 1.37 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.35 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.34 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.39 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.4 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.38 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.4 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.4 GPIA | +0.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.4 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.26 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1.4 GPIA is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.2 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +191.2% | 0.4927 GPIA | 1.43 GPIA |
| 1994 | -30.4% | 0.7081 GPIA | 0.4927 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6254 GPIA | 0.556 GPIA | 0.7847 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.7028 GPIA | 0.6672 GPIA | 0.7641 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.4927 GPIA | 0.4927 GPIA | 0.4927 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.36 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 1.43 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 GPIA | 1.38 GPIA | 1.4 GPIA | 4 |
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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka was 1.4 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4927 GPIA in 1994.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 35th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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, 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