Duration of secondary education rose 0% to 8.00 years in Sri Lanka in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, duration of secondary education in Sri Lanka reached an all time high of 8.00 years in 2021 and an all time low of 7.00 years in 1970. When compared to Sri Lanka's main peers, duration of secondary education in India amounted to 7.00 years, 6.00 years in Malaysia, 5.00 years in Maldives and 6.00 years in Myanmar in 2021.
Sri Lanka has been ranked 23rd within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of duration of secondary education, 13 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Duration of Secondary Education (years) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | years | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | years | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | years | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | years | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | years | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | years | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | years | 8.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | years | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | years | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
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