Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of schools with access to computers for teaching was 77.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
77.3%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
85th
of 121 countries
All-time high
77.3%
in 2023
All-time low
34.9%
in 2016
Years of data
7
2016–2023
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Sri Lanka, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 77.3% for share of schools with access to computers for teaching in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 121.6% over ten years.
Sri Lanka ranks 85th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 34.9% | — |
| 2018 | 50.0% | +43.4% |
| 2019 | 55.4% | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 52.7% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 75.1% | +42.4% |
| 2022 | 77.2% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 77.3% | +0.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 77.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.4%, 84% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 77.3% is above the median for South Asia, which is 77.3%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.8% | 34.9% | 55.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 52.7% | 77.3% | 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 share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Sri Lanka?
- Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Sri Lanka was 77.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 77.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of schools with access to computers for teaching?
- Sri Lanka ranks 85th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of schools with access to computers for teaching rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.6%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to computers for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%).