School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 1.3 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Sri Lanka, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.3 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.3 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0401 years, in 1975.
That places Sri Lanka 109th out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0446 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0451 years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0421 years | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0411 years | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0401 years | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0406 years | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0407 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1026 years | +151.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1221 years | +19.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1625 years | +33.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1645 years | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1502 years | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1551 years | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1575 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.04 years | +562.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9553 years | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 1.05 years | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 1.15 years | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 1.08 years | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.2 years | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 1.15 years | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.14 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.17 years | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.3 years | +11.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.3 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.33 years, 56% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1.3 years is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.15 years, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female 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 | +562.9% | 0.1575 years | 1.04 years |
| 1979 | +151.9% | 0.0407 years | 0.1026 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0496 years | 0.0401 years | 0.1026 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.1509 years | 0.1221 years | 0.1645 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.1575 years | 0.1575 years | 0.1575 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.12 years | 0.9553 years | 1.3 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 106 Guatemala 1.41 years compare
- 107 Tajikistan 1.4 years compare
- 108 Cape Verde 1.37 years compare
- 110 Seychelles 1.28 years compare
- 111 Samoa 1.27 years compare
- 112 Liechtenstein 1.23 years compare
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, female in Sri Lanka?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Sri Lanka was 1.3 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0401 years in 1975.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 109th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. 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
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.