School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 1.3 years in 2023. β Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Sri Lanka, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.3 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2023.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.4 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0432 years, in 1975.
Sri Lanka ranks 127th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.053 years | 0.0432 years | 0.1104 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.158 years | 0.1269 years | 0.1719 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.1563 years | 0.1563 years | 0.1563 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.05 years | 0.9158 years | 1.21 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 years | 1.26 years | 1.4 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 124 Honduras 1.56 years compare
- 125 South Africa 1.48 years compare
- 126 Cabo Verde 1.43 years compare
- 128 Samoa 1.3 years compare
- 129 Tajikistan 1.3 years compare
- 130 Myanmar 1.23 years compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 73,333 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.95 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Sri Lanka?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Sri Lanka was 1.3 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0432 years in 1975.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 127th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release