India vs Sri Lanka: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts
India
31.2%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
31.4%
in 2023
India rank
4th
Sri Lanka rank
3rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts over time
- India
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 31.4% against 31.2% in India, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
India ranks 4th and Sri Lanka ranks 3rd of 123 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.6% | 38.7% | 32.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 28.9% | 3.6% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts, India or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 31.4% against 31.2% in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts between India and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- India ranks 4th and Sri Lanka ranks 3rd of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, female (%). 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