World Data Atlas Topics Education

Educational attainment in Sri Lanka

Gender (% in 2021)
Female 63.96 WB
Male 63.35 WB
Education Level Advanced Education (% in 2021)
Tertiary Education 5.03 WB
Master's Degree 0.76 WB
Education Level Basic Education (%)
Primary Education 85.89 in 2001 WB
Lower Secondary Education 81.85 in 2021 WB
Education Level Intermediate Education Secondary Education (%)
Upper Secondary Education 63.68 in 2021 WB
Post-Secondary Education 29.64 in 2009 WB
Asia (%)
Kazakhstan 96.9 in 2018 WB
Uzbekistan 96.03 in 2022 WB
Georgia 92.28 in 2022 WB
Armenia 89.97 in 2020 WB
Azerbaijan 84.88 in 2019 WB
Japan 84.35 in 2020 WB
Tajikistan 76.21 in 2017 WB
Republic of Korea 70.38 in 2015 WB
Kyrgyzstan 64.46 in 2018 WB
Sri Lanka 63.96 in 2021 WB
Mongolia 50.5 in 2020 WB
Turkmenistan 27.78 in 2019 WB
Bangladesh 26.84 in 2019 WB
India 25.53 in 2022 WB
China 19.2 in 2010 WB
Maldives 15.27 in 2017 WB
Bhutan 13.78 in 2017 WB
Pakistan 10.14 in 2019 WB
Nepal 9.47 in 2019 WB
Afghanistan 5.71 in 2022 WB
Education Indicators
Completion Rate 97.6 % in 2021 WB
Duration 5 years in 2022 WB
Educational Attainment 63.96 % in 2021 WB
Enrollment Rate 22.96 % in 2022 WB
Intake Rate Primary Education 6 timeseries
Literacy 92.43 % in 2021 WB + 1 other
Not in Education 3.22 % in 2021 WB
Pupil–Teacher Ratio 29.76 ratio in 2018 WB
School Life Expectancy 11.2 years in 2022 UNDP + 1 other
Starting Age 10 years in 2022 WB
Education Indicators