Sri Lanka
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
83.1 / 100
Rank
#100
Data coverage
94%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
93.7
Education
96.3
Poverty & Water
72.1
Adolescent & Digital
73.6
Protection
91.8
Environment & Exposure
54.2
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 5.90 | 2024 | 97.6 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 10.50 | 2024 | 89.5 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 97.00 | 2024 | 97.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 9.30 | 2024 | 90.7 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 99.11 | 2018 | 99.1 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 91.04 | 2018 | 91.0 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 98.87 | 2024 | 98.9 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 2.70 | 2019 | 97.3 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 46.93 | 2024 | 46.9 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 14.72 | 2024 | 92.6 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 54.59 | 2024 | 54.6 | ITU via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 9.80 | 2016 | 90.2 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 3.31 | 2019 | 93.4 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 22.68 | 2023 | 77.3 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 31.00 | 2024 | 31.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 85.3 (v1.0) to 83.1 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect -2.1 — the indicator set grew from 9 to 16 (adding Protection and Environment & Exposure). This part of the change says something about the ruler, not about Sri Lanka.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Sri Lanka itself.
Its rank moved from #91 to #100; rank movement between versions also reflects the larger ranked set and other countries’ new-indicator scores, so it is not, by itself, evidence of change in this country. The v1.0 table is kept in the v1.0 archive.