Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 56.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Sri Lanka, 2010–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Sri Lanka stood at 56.5%.
The figure is up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Sri Lanka peaked at 58.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 2012.
Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 52.1% | — |
| 2011 | 55.3% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 51.0% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 57.7% | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 58.4% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 56.5% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 56.5% | -0.0% |
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More education data for Sri Lanka
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 155,543 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 224,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Sri Lanka?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Sri Lanka was 56.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 58.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 2012.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- Sri Lanka ranks 48th out of 95 countries with data for 2018.
- Is female share of graduates in business, administration and law rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.