World Bank · Education

Sri Lanka: Current education expenditure, total

74.66percent · 2018

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 2009 to 2018.

20092018

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
201874.655
201780.002
201671.012
201580.729
201480.241
201378.29
201281.408
201183.202
201085.441
200990.856

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Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Current education expenditure, total. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-current-education-expenditure-total (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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