Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and was 9.18 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
9.18
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
66th
of 94 countries
All-time high
9.23
in 2015
All-time low
7.84
in 1996
Years of data
18
1996–2016

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Sri Lanka, 1996–2016

02468101996200620161996: 7.81998: 8.11999: 8.22000: 8.22001: 8.42002: 8.42003: 8.32004: 8.42006: 8.52007: 8.72008: 8.72009: 8.82011: 8.92012: 92013: 9.12014: 9.22015: 9.22016: 9.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Sri Lanka stood at 9.18.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Sri Lanka peaked at 9.23 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.84, in 1996.

Sri Lanka ranks 66th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, total in Sri Lanka, 1996 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1996 7.84
1998 8.1 +3.2%
1999 8.19 +1.2%
2000 8.23 +0.5%
2001 8.39 +2.0%
2002 8.36 -0.4%
2003 8.3 -0.7%
2004 8.4 +1.1%
2006 8.49 +1.2%
2007 8.66 +2.0%
2008 8.72 +0.7%
2009 8.76 +0.4%
2011 8.95 +2.2%
2012 8.96 +0.1%
2013 9.11 +1.7%
2014 9.16 +0.5%
2015 9.23 +0.8%
2016 9.18 -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.04 7.84 8.19 3
2000s 8.48 8.23 8.76 9
2010s 9.1 8.95 9.23 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 63 Colombia 9.39 compare
  2. 64 Brazil 9.28 compare
  3. 65 Jamaica 9.21 compare
  4. 67 Costa Rica 9.13 compare
  5. 68 Venezuela 8.83 compare
  6. 69 Portugal 8.76 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Sri Lanka?
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Sri Lanka was 9.18 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 9.23 in 2015.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 7.84 in 1996.
How does Sri Lanka rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and?
Sri Lanka ranks 66th out of 94 countries with data for 2016.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,329 data points, 1970–2021
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