School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 9.07 years in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
9.07 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
105th
of 188 countries
All-time high
10.9 years
in 1995
All-time low
8.49 years
in 2009
Years of data
20
1995–2018

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Sri Lanka, 1995–2018

02.557.5101995200620181995: 10.9 years1998: 9.1 years2001: 9.3 years2002: 9.3 years2003: 9.2 years2004: 8.6 years2005: 9.1 years2006: 9 years2007: 8.9 years2008: 8.8 years2009: 8.5 years2010: 9.1 years2011: 9.1 years2012: 9 years2013: 9.1 years2014: 9.1 years2015: 9.1 years2016: 9.1 years2017: 9.1 years2018: 9.1 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Sri Lanka stood at 9.07 years.

The figure is up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 10.9 years in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8.49 years, in 2009.

That places Sri Lanka 105th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.01 years 9.12 years 10.9 years 2
2000s 8.95 years 8.49 years 9.27 years 9
2010s 9.09 years 9.04 years 9.13 years 9

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 102 Latvia 9.09 years compare
  2. 103 South Africa 9.09 years compare
  3. 104 Uzbekistan 9.08 years compare
  4. 106 Cyprus 9.06 years compare
  5. 107 Czechia 9.06 years compare
  6. 108 Greece 9.05 years compare

See the full ranking of 233 places β†’

More reference data data for Sri Lanka

All data for Sri Lanka β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Sri Lanka?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Sri Lanka was 9.07 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 10.9 years in 1995.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 8.49 years in 2009.
How does Sri Lanka rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
Sri Lanka ranks 105th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,493 data points, 1981–2020
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.