Enrolment in secondary education, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 1.39 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Sri Lanka, 1976–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, enrolment in secondary education, female in Sri Lanka stood at 1.39 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.39 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 554,442 number, in 1976.
That places Sri Lanka 33rd out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 554,442 number | — |
| 1981 | 669,512 number | +20.8% |
| 1982 | 683,628 number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 708,793 number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 737,124 number | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 757,738 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 792,929 number | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 975,134 number | +23.0% |
| 1988 | 1.01 million number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 1.04 million number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 1.06 million number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.08 million number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.12 million number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 1.15 million number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.19 million number | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 1.18 million number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.26 million number | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 1.29 million number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.32 million number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.33 million number | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.33 million number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.36 million number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.39 million number | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 554,442 number | 554,442 number | 554,442 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 818,403 number | 669,512 number | 1.04 million number | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.13 million number | 1.06 million number | 1.19 million number | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.32 million number | 1.26 million number | 1.39 million number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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 enrolment in secondary education, female in Sri Lanka?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in Sri Lanka was 1.39 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 554,442 number in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 33rd out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.