School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.6 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Sri Lanka, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Sri Lanka is 1.6 GPI, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.79 GPI in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4979 GPI, in 1994.
That places Sri Lanka 28th out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7883 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.6615 GPI | -16.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6335 GPI | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6104 GPI | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5671 GPI | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.566 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5504 GPI | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6107 GPI | +11.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7603 GPI | +24.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6764 GPI | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6665 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6963 GPI | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7066 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4979 GPI | -29.5% |
| 2010 | 1.79 GPI | +259.2% |
| 2011 | 1.7 GPI | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.6 GPI | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.55 GPI | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.29 GPI | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 1.54 GPI | +19.3% |
| 2016 | 1.56 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.51 GPI | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.48 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.6 GPI | +8.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.6 GPI is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.32 GPI, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1.6 GPI is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.09 GPI, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) 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 | +259.2% | 0.4979 GPI | 1.79 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6235 GPI | 0.5504 GPI | 0.7883 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.7012 GPI | 0.6665 GPI | 0.7603 GPI | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.4979 GPI | 0.4979 GPI | 0.4979 GPI | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.56 GPI | 1.29 GPI | 1.79 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 91.41 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.86 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Sri Lanka?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Sri Lanka was 1.6 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 GPI in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4979 GPI in 1994.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 28th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.