Sri Lanka vs WB: Pacific Island Small States: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
Sri Lanka
20.7%
in 2023
WB: Pacific Island Small States
29.3%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
132nd
WB: Pacific Island Small States rank
133rd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Sri Lanka
- WB: Pacific Island Small States
How they compare
WB: Pacific Island Small States currently reports 29.3% against 20.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 8.6%.
That makes WB: Pacific Island Small States's figure about 1.4 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Pacific Island Small States ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 132nd and WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 133rd of 194 countries.
WB: Pacific Island Small States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | WB: Pacific Island Small States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.4% | 2.8% | 1.4% | WB: Pacific Island Small States |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 4.1% | 0.2% | WB: Pacific Island Small States |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 7.7% | 2.9% | WB: Pacific Island Small States |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 18.9% | 1.7% | WB: Pacific Island Small States |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 25.9% | 4.9% | WB: Pacific Island Small States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, Sri Lanka or WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- WB: Pacific Island Small States, at 29.3% against 20.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Sri Lanka and WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- 8.6%, with WB: Pacific Island Small States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and WB: Pacific Island Small States rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- Sri Lanka ranks 132nd and WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 133rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release