School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) was 0.811 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Sri Lanka, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.811 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2019.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8383 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0565 years, in 1970.
Sri Lanka ranks 120th of 177 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.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0565 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0682 years | +20.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0664 years | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0674 years | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0707 years | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0717 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.074 years | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1679 years | +127.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1606 years | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2402 years | +49.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2468 years | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2158 years | -12.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2195 years | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3162 years | +44.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5836 years | +84.5% |
| 2011 | 0.561 years | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.656 years | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7387 years | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8383 years | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7758 years | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7363 years | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7535 years | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.79 years | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.811 years | +2.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.811 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.7 years, 48% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.811 years is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.8209 years, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +127.0% | 0.074 years | 0.1679 years |
| 2010 | +84.5% | 0.3162 years | 0.5836 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0804 years | 0.0565 years | 0.1679 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.2166 years | 0.1606 years | 0.2468 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.3162 years | 0.3162 years | 0.3162 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7244 years | 0.561 years | 0.8383 years | 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, male in Sri Lanka?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Sri Lanka was 0.811 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8383 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0565 years in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 120th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. 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, male (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.