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Education and science & technology indicators

Overview

Education and science & technology indicators for Sri Lanka, sourced from the World Bank. Covers literacy, enrollment, expenditure, research output, and more.

Key Indicators

Education Quality
64/100
World Bank (literacy + enrollment)
Average IQ
79
Lynn & Becker (2019)

Data Explorer

Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
7.978
2024 · World Bank
Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)
7.22269991401548
2024 · World Bank
Lower secondary school starting age (years)
10
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
4.996
2024 · World Bank
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population)
65.8657736558357
2024 · World Bank
Secondary education, duration (years)
8
2024 · World Bank
Primary school starting age (years)
5
2024 · World Bank
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
22.0302867118189
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
3.513
2024 · World Bank
Labor force, female (% of total labor force)
33.2243045636065
2024 · World Bank
Labor force, total
8498980
2024 · World Bank
Primary education, duration (years)
5
2024 · World Bank
Compulsory education, duration (years)
11
2024 · World Bank
Preprimary education, duration (years)
2
2024 · World Bank
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
93.4499969482422
2023 · World Bank
Secondary education, teachers (% female)
72.8383790977415
2023 · World Bank
School enrollment, primary (% gross)
91.4511421235026
2023 · World Bank
Children out of school, primary, female
72506.0010986328
2023 · World Bank
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female (% of female teachers)
83.5130178427575
2023 · World Bank
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
98.9499969482422
2023 · World Bank

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Sources: World Bank | UNESCO · Last updated: 2025

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