Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 100.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Sri Lanka, 1995–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Sri Lanka is 100.0%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 113.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 93.9%, in 2009.
That places Sri Lanka 81st out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 113.2% | — |
| 1998 | 95.1% | -15.9% |
| 2001 | 97.2% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 101.7% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 101.0% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 103.2% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 102.0% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 98.1% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 93.9% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 96.8% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 98.7% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 97.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 104.2% | 95.1% | 113.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.6% | 93.9% | 103.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 96.8% | 100.0% | 9 |
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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), gaps filled 1.29 million (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Sri Lanka?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Sri Lanka was 100.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 113.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.9% in 2009.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 81st out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.