Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female was 143,068 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
143,068 number
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
41st
of 105 countries
All-time high
154,249 number
in 2013
All-time low
131,829 number
in 2017
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in Sri Lanka, 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 143,068 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in 2019.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 154,249 number | — |
| 2014 | 140,434 number | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 152,993 number | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 139,233 number | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 131,829 number | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 134,661 number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 143,068 number | +6.2% |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 91.45 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Sri Lanka?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Sri Lanka was 143,068 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 154,249 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 131,829 number in 2017.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 41st out of 105 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the bachelors or equivalent (ISCED 6) level.