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World Bank World Development Indicators for Sri Lanka, annual (CC BY 4.0). Annual, 1960–2025.

Published by the World Bank; read from World Bank: World Development Indicators and International Debt Statistics.

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) (world bank WDI) ended90.45% of female population in the 5-year age group immediately following primary education−0.2%
Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) (world bank WDI) ended8.59% of female children in primary school age+25.8%
Trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers) (world bank WDI) ended86.38% of total teachers in primary education−0.5%
School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) (world bank WDI) ended3.19% of total enrollment in primary school (both public and private)+1.0%
Trained teachers in preprimary education, male (% of male teachers) (world bank WDI) ended31.82% of male teachers in preprimary education+201.0%
Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age) (world bank WDI) ended7.36% of male adolescents in lower secondary school age+17.8%
Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female (% of female teachers) (world bank WDI) ended79.69% of female teachers in upper secondary education−0.5%
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female (% of female teachers) (world bank WDI) ended83.51% of female teachers in lower secondary education−0.4%
Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) (world bank WDI) ended9.67% of male children in primary school age+11.8%
Primary education, teachers (% female) (world bank WDI) ended87.86% of total primary education teachers−1.2%
Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers) (world bank WDI) ended86.06% of female teachers in primary education−0.6%
School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) (world bank WDI) ended92.09% of female population in the 5-year age group immediately following preprimary education−1.6%
Primary education, pupils (world bank WDI) ended1,576,358number−2.9%
Teenage mothers (% of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are currently pregnant) (world bank WDI) ended5Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are currently pregnant–
Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male) (world bank WDI) ended4.54Rate per 100,000 population+19.1%
School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) (world bank WDI) ended15.57% of male population in the 5-year age group immediately following upper secondary education−7.8%
Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age) (world bank WDI) ended5.69% of female adolescents in lower secondary school age+15.1%
Trained teachers in secondary education (% of total teachers) (world bank WDI) ended80.42% of total teachers in secondary education−0.3%
Trained teachers in secondary education, male (% of male teachers) (world bank WDI) ended77.11% of male teachers in secondary education−0.1%
Trained teachers in secondary education, female (% of female teachers) (world bank WDI) ended81.66% of female teachers in secondary education−0.4%
School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) (world bank WDI) ended7.29% of total enrollment in secondary school (both public and private)−0.5%
School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) (world bank WDI) ended85.52% of male population in the 5-year age group immediately following primary education−0.3%
Trained teachers in preprimary education (% of total teachers) (world bank WDI) ended41.13% of total teachers in preprimary education−12.7%
Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age) (world bank WDI) ended6.53% of adolescents in lower secondary school age+16.7%
Trained teachers in upper secondary education, male (% of male teachers) (world bank WDI) ended74.15% of male teachers in upper secondary education0.0%
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male (% of male teachers) (world bank WDI) ended80.88% of male teachers in lower secondary education−0.2%
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) (world bank WDI) ended87.95% of population in the 5-year age group immediately following primary education−0.3%
Children out of school (% of primary school age) (world bank WDI) ended9.14% of children in primary school age+17.8%
School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) (world bank WDI) ended90.84% of male population in the 5-year age group immediately following preprimary education−1.7%
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers) (world bank WDI) ended41.13% of female teachers in preprimary education−13.9%
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) (world bank WDI) ended3.31Rate per 100,000 population+43.3%
Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information (%) (world bank WDI) ended81.9Percent of completeness of death registration–
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) (world bank WDI) ended55.45% of academic staff in tertiary education+0.1%
Secondary education, teachers (% female) (world bank WDI) ended72.84% of total secondary education teachers+0.5%
Trained teachers in upper secondary education (% of total teachers) (world bank WDI) ended78.02% of total teachers in upper secondary education−0.3%
Trained teachers in lower secondary education (% of total teachers) (world bank WDI) ended82.88% of total teachers in lower secondary education−0.3%
Exclusive breastfeeding (% of children under 6 months) (world bank WDI) ended80.93Percent of children under 6 months–
ARI treatment (% of children under 5 taken to a health provider) (world bank WDI) ended52.3% of children under 5 taken to a health provider–
School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) (world bank WDI) ended20.74% of population in the 5-year age group immediately following upper secondary education−7.3%
School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) (world bank WDI) ended26.05% of female population in the 5-year age group immediately following upper secondary education−7.0%

Logistics performance index

Human capital index plus (HCI+)

Learning poverty

Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in

Rate varies by country) (world bank WDI) ended3,132Number of 15-year old women for which 1 maternal death occurs assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future+22.0%

Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population) (world bank WDI)

%, annual. 2024: 4.9, −1.7 pts on a year earlier

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Published by the World Bank; read from World Bank: World Development Indicators and International Debt Statistics.

* Calculated by Macro Lab from the published values.