Education spending in Sri Lanka
Government spending on education in Sri Lanka was equal to 1.8% of GDP in 2023.
Sri Lanka, 2023
1.8%
Change from 2022
+0.6percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Sri Lanka over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sri Lanka | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.8% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | – | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | – | 4.2% |
| 2007 | – | 4.0% |
| 2006 | – | 4.0% |
| 2005 | – | 4.0% |
| 2004 | – | 3.9% |
| 2003 | – | 4.1% |
| 2002 | – | 3.9% |
| 2001 | – | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 1.2% in 2022.
- Since 2012, when it was 1.5%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 3.6%.
More for Sri Lanka
All statistics for Sri Lanka
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
20.7%
2023 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
91.5%
2023 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
17.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
99.6%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
98.7%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
46.3%
2022 · UNESCO UIS