Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 689,950 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Sri Lanka, 1995–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Sri Lanka stood at 689,950 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.06 million number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 599,213 number, in 2009.
That places Sri Lanka 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.06 million number | — |
| 1998 | 665,990 number | -37.2% |
| 2001 | 643,705 number | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 650,159 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 663,401 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 654,187 number | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 663,815 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 653,888 number | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 639,367 number | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 625,543 number | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 599,213 number | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 621,842 number | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 633,431 number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 653,847 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 667,883 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 669,437 number | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 668,534 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 671,872 number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 680,776 number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 689,950 number | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 863,330 number | 665,990 number | 1.06 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 643,698 number | 599,213 number | 663,815 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 661,952 number | 621,842 number | 689,950 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 42 Afghanistan 708,606 number compare
- 43 Kazakhstan 704,562 number compare
- 44 Syria 691,848 number compare
- 46 Malaysia 659,723 number compare
- 47 Republic of Korea 646,522 number compare
- 48 Australia 618,881 number compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3876 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 439,099 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 358,218 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Sri Lanka?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Sri Lanka was 689,950 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 million number in 1995.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 599,213 number in 2009.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.