Share of schools with access to electricity in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of schools with access to electricity was 99.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
99.8%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
81st
of 135 countries
All-time high
99.8%
in 2023
All-time low
93.9%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Share of schools with access to electricity in Sri Lanka, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 99.8% for share of schools with access to electricity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
That places Sri Lanka 81st out of 135 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of schools with access to electricity in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 93.9% | — |
| 2017 | 95.8% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 99.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.9%, 100% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 99.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 97.8%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.9% | 93.9% | 99.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 98.8% | 99.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More energy & mining data for Sri Lanka
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 4.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 21.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in Sri Lanka?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in Sri Lanka was 99.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.9% in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- Sri Lanka ranks 81st out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%).