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Sri Lanka: Current education expenditure, primary

97.73percent · 2020+6.1% since 2010

Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration). Annual figures for Sri Lanka from 2002 to 2020.

20022020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202097.732
201990.695
201880.852
201785.707
201673.562
201595.338
201494.74
201387.274
201288.893
201192.982
201092.094
200993.144
200258.294

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Current education expenditure, primary. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-current-education-expenditure-primary (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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