Sri Lanka

KEY INDICATORS

  • GDP (US$ billions):284.912
  • Population:21,773,441
  • HDI:0.782

Gki Rank

79/132
Gki Score
43.4
World Average
46.5

Country Performance Summary

Sri Lanka is a moderate performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 79th out of 132 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2022 and 16th out of the 28 countries with high human development.

Areas of Strength

  • Poverty headcount ratio (% population)
  • Net enrolment rate in lower secondary education
  • Labour force participation rate with short-cycle tertiary education
  • Citable documents per R&D personnel in higher education
  • Labour force participation rate with advanced education

Areas of Improvement

  • Government expenditure on vocational education (%)
  • Government expenditure on primary education (% GDP)
  • Female-to-male ratio in parliament
  • Building quality control
  • Government funding per secondary student (% GDP per capita)

SECTORAL INDICES

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