Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary was 98.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary in Sri Lanka, 2002–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary in Sri Lanka is 98.2%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary in Sri Lanka peaked at 98.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2002.
That places Sri Lanka 25th out of 126 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 59.0% | — |
| 2009 | 91.0% | +54.2% |
| 2010 | 92.1% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 88.9% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 87.2% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 84.4% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 85.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 80.7% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 90.7% | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.0% | 59.0% | 91.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 73.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 98.2% | 98.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 155,543 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 224,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary in Sri Lanka?
- Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary in Sri Lanka was 98.2% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2002.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary?
- Sri Lanka ranks 25th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release