End of the academic school year in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: End of the academic school year was 2,024 tertiary education in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
2,024 tertiary education
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
5th
of 206 countries
All-time high
2,024 tertiary education
in 2024
All-time low
1,997 tertiary education
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
End of the academic school year in Sri Lanka, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for end of the academic school year in Sri Lanka is 2,024 tertiary education, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, end of the academic school year in Sri Lanka peaked at 2,024 tertiary education in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,997 tertiary education, in 1997.
Sri Lanka ranks 5th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
End of the academic school year in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1,997 tertiary education | — |
| 1998 | 1,998 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,999 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2,000 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 2,001 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2,002 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,003 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,004 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,005 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,006 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,007 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,008 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,009 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,010 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,011 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,012 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,013 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,014 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,015 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,016 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,017 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,018 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,019 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,020 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,021 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,022 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,023 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,024 tertiary education | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,998 tertiary education | 1,997 tertiary education | 1,999 tertiary education | 3 |
| 2000s | 2,004 tertiary education | 2,000 tertiary education | 2,009 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,014 tertiary education | 2,010 tertiary education | 2,019 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,022 tertiary education | 2,020 tertiary education | 2,024 tertiary education | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 4 Anguilla 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 4 Montserrat 2,022 tertiary education compare
- 5 Afghanistan 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Angola 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Albania 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Andorra 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Armenia 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Australia 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Austria 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Azerbaijan 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Burkina Faso 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Bangladesh 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Bulgaria 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Bahrain 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Belarus 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Belize 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Brazil 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Brunei Darussalam 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Bhutan 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Switzerland 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Chile 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 China 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Côte d'Ivoire 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Cameroon 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Costa Rica 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Cuba 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Cyprus 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Germany 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Denmark 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Dominican Republic 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Algeria 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Egypt 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Spain 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Estonia 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Finland 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Fiji 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 France 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Ghana 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Gibraltar 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Hong Kong 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Honduras 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Hungary 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Indonesia 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 India 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Israel 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Jamaica 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Jordan 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Kyrgyzstan 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Cambodia 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Kiribati 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Republic of Korea 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Lithuania 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Luxembourg 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Latvia 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Macao 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Morocco 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Monaco 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Maldives 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Mexico 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Marshall Islands 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Mongolia 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Mauritius 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Malaysia 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Norway 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Nepal 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Naoero 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 New Zealand 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Oman 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Peru 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Philippines 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Palau 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Poland 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Qatar 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Russian Federation 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Rwanda 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Saudi Arabia 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Senegal 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Singapore 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Solomon Islands 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 El Salvador 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 San Marino 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Serbia 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Slovakia 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Sweden 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Seychelles 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Thailand 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Turkmenistan 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Timor-Leste 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Tonga 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Tuvalu 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Tanzania, United Republic of 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Ukraine 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Uzbekistan 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 British Virgin Islands 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Viet Nam 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Vanuatu 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 5 Samoa 2,024 tertiary education compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 64,434 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,899 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 222,100 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 136,118 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -6.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is end of the academic school year in Sri Lanka?
- End of the academic school year in Sri Lanka was 2,024 tertiary education in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest end of the academic school year recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2,024 tertiary education in 2024.
- What is the lowest end of the academic school year recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,997 tertiary education in 1997.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for end of the academic school year?
- Sri Lanka ranks 5th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is end of the academic school year rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of End of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release