School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 14.46 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Sri Lanka, 1981–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Sri Lanka stood at 14.46 years. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 14.46 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.09 years, in 1981.
That places Sri Lanka 78th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 10.09 years | — |
| 1983 | 10.31 years | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 10.48 years | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 10.62 years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 10.87 years | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 11.83 years | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 13.83 years | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 13.91 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 14.06 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 14.3 years | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 14.11 years | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 14.27 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 14.46 years | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.48 years | 10.09 years | 10.87 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 11.83 years | 11.83 years | 11.83 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.13 years | 13.83 years | 14.46 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 75 Iran, Islamic Republic of 14.57 years compare
- 76 Brunei Darussalam 14.57 years compare
- 77 United Arab Emirates 14.47 years compare
- 79 Bulgaria 14.4 years compare
- 80 Qatar 14.38 years compare
- 81 Luxembourg 14.33 years compare
More gender data for Sri Lanka
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,804 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8687 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 155,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 162,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 156,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 163,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 157,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 164,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 158,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 165,089 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Sri Lanka?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Sri Lanka was 14.46 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 14.46 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.09 years in 1981.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 78th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.