Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled was 1.29 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in Sri Lanka, 1976–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2023, enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in Sri Lanka stood at 1.29 million.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.39 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 554,442, in 1976.
Sri Lanka ranks 43rd of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 554,442 | — |
| 1981 | 669,512 | +20.8% |
| 1982 | 683,628 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 708,793 | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 737,124 | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 757,738 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 792,929 | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 975,134 | +23.0% |
| 1988 | 1.01 million | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 1.04 million | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 1.06 million | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.08 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.12 million | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 1.15 million | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.19 million | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 1.18 million | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.26 million | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 1.29 million | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.32 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.33 million | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.31 million | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.33 million | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.33 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.36 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.39 million | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.37 million | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.34 million | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.32 million | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.29 million | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.29 million | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 554,442 | 554,442 | 554,442 | 1 |
| 1980s | 818,403 | 669,512 | 1.04 million | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.13 million | 1.06 million | 1.19 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.33 million | 1.26 million | 1.39 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 million | 1.29 million | 1.34 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 40 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.38 million compare
- 41 Canada 1.31 million compare
- 42 Malaysia 1.29 million compare
- 44 Republic of Korea 1.29 million compare
- 45 Ukraine 1.28 million compare
- 46 Afghanistan 1.27 million compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4555 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.5206 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in Sri Lanka?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in Sri Lanka was 1.29 million in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 554,442 in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- Sri Lanka ranks 43rd out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) with 736 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Enrolment in secondary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) with 736 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.