Theoretical duration of early childhood education in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Theoretical duration of early childhood education was 2 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
166th
of 202 countries
All-time high
2 years
in 2010
All-time low
1 years
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Theoretical duration of early childhood education in Sri Lanka, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for theoretical duration of early childhood education in Sri Lanka is 2 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, theoretical duration of early childhood education in Sri Lanka peaked at 2 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 1999.
Sri Lanka ranks 166th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Theoretical duration of early childhood education in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 years | — |
| 2000 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 166 Benin 2 years compare
- 166 Bahamas 2 years compare
- 166 Belize 2 years compare
- 166 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2 years compare
- 166 Switzerland 2 years compare
- 166 Cameroon 2 years compare
- 166 Djibouti 2 years compare
- 166 Egypt 2 years compare
- 166 Eritrea 2 years compare
- 166 Guyana 2 years compare
- 166 Iraq 2 years compare
- 166 Jordan 2 years compare
- 166 Kuwait 2 years compare
- 166 Libya 2 years compare
- 166 Malta 2 years compare
- 166 Malaysia 2 years compare
- 166 Namibia 2 years compare
- 166 Nepal 2 years compare
- 166 Pakistan 2 years compare
- 166 Palestine, State of 2 years compare
- 166 Sudan 2 years compare
- 166 Suriname 2 years compare
- 166 Seychelles 2 years compare
- 166 Turks and Caicos Islands 2 years compare
- 166 Tonga 2 years compare
- 166 Trinidad and Tobago 2 years compare
- 166 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 years compare
- 166 Vanuatu 2 years compare
- 166 Samoa 2 years compare
- 166 Zimbabwe 2 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 theoretical duration of early childhood education in Sri Lanka?
- Theoretical duration of early childhood education in Sri Lanka was 2 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest theoretical duration of early childhood education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest theoretical duration of early childhood education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 1999.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for theoretical duration of early childhood education?
- Sri Lanka ranks 166th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is theoretical duration of early childhood education rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Theoretical duration of early childhood education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release