What is the driving age in Sri Lanka?

16–17

Minimum age to drive a car: 17.

Sri Lanka is one of 52 countries classified “16–17” for the driving age — 35% of the 150 with data.

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: List of minimum driving ages
Last checked
7 July 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Maldives
18+ Minimum age to drive a car: 18.
India
18+ Minimum age to drive a car: 18.
Bangladesh
18+ Minimum age to drive a car: 18.
Myanmar
18+ Minimum age to drive a car: 18.
Thailand
18+ Minimum age to drive a car: 18.
Nepal
16–17 Minimum age to drive a car: 16.

Other laws in Sri Lanka

Public Smoking Bans
Partial ban

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