Philippines vs Sri Lanka: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Philippines
5.4%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
5.9%
in 2023
Philippines rank
16th
Sri Lanka rank
13th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Philippines
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 5.9% against 5.4% in Philippines, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Philippines ahead.
Philippines ranks 16th and Sri Lanka ranks 13th of 121 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.6% | 4.8% | 3.9% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.2% | 0.7% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Philippines or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 5.9% against 5.4% in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Philippines and Sri Lanka?
- 0.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sri Lanka?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Philippines and Sri Lanka rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Philippines ranks 16th and Sri Lanka ranks 13th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies 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