Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Womens educational attainment vs fertility was 1.97 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Sri Lanka, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for womens educational attainment vs fertility in Sri Lanka is 1.97, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens educational attainment vs fertility in Sri Lanka peaked at 5.46 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.97, in 2023.
That places Sri Lanka 118th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.38 | 5.26 | 5.46 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.96 | 4.5 | 5.35 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.96 | 3.74 | 4.39 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.02 | 2.56 | 3.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.35 | 2.14 | 2.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.26 | 2.18 | 2.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 | 2.02 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.99 | 1.97 | 2.01 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 73,333 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.95 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens educational attainment vs fertility in Sri Lanka?
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Sri Lanka was 1.97 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5.46 in 1950.
- What is the lowest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.97 in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for womens educational attainment vs fertility?
- Sri Lanka ranks 118th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens educational attainment vs fertility rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens educational attainment vs fertility. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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