Sri Lanka is a modest performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 93rd out of 141 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2024 and 30th out of the 35 countries with high human development.
Areas of Strength
Citable documents per R&D personnel in higher education
Average documents per researcher
Mobile broadband basket (% GNI per capita)
Printing and publishing output (% manufactured output)
Manufacturing employment (%)
Areas of Improvement
Government expenditure on vocational education (%)
Educational attainment rate, bachelor’s or equivalent
Government expenditure on primary education (% GDP)