Years of schooling in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Years of schooling was 10.77 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
10.77
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 192 countries
All-time high
10.82
in 2020
All-time low
8.53
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Years of schooling in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 10.77 for years of schooling in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Sri Lanka peaked at 10.82 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.53, in 1990.
That places Sri Lanka 77th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Years of schooling in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.53 | — |
| 1991 | 8.71 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 8.9 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 9.09 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 9.28 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 9.47 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 9.69 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 9.9 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 10.12 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 10.34 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 10.56 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 10.6 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 10.56 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 10.51 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 10.47 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 10.42 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 10.38 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 10.35 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 10.41 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 10.51 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 10.51 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.51 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.51 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.5 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.5 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.5 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.5 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.57 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 10.64 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 10.63 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 10.82 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 10.73 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 10.77 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 10.77 | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 10.77 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.11, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 10.77 is above the median for South Asia, which is 6.83, 1.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4 | 8.53 | 10.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.48 | 10.35 | 10.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.54 | 10.5 | 10.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.77 | 10.73 | 10.82 | 4 |
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 years of schooling in Sri Lanka?
- Years of schooling in Sri Lanka was 10.77 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 10.82 in 2020.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.53 in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for years of schooling?
- Sri Lanka ranks 77th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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