Sri Lanka is a modest performer in terms of its knowledge infrastructure. It ranks 91st out of 133 countries in the Global Knowledge Index 2023 and 25th out of the 28 countries with high human development.
Areas of Strength
Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (%)
Citable documents per R&D personnel in higher education
Fixed broadband basket (% GNI per capita)
Printing and publishing output (% manufactured output)
Mobile broadband basket (% GNI per capita)
Areas of Improvement
Government expenditure on vocational education (%)
Government expenditure on primary education (% GDP)