Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 87.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sri Lanka, 1976–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sri Lanka is 87.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 98.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 64.5%, in 1976.
That places Sri Lanka 152nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 64.5% | — |
| 1981 | 82.9% | +28.5% |
| 1982 | 83.0% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 84.2% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 85.8% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 87.3% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 89.0% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 90.3% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 91.8% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 93.5% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 94.6% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 95.3% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 96.0% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 96.4% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 97.1% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 98.4% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 94.3% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 95.2% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 94.3% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 93.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 93.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 93.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 89.9% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 88.3% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 87.5% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.5% | 64.5% | 64.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 87.5% | 82.9% | 93.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 96.3% | 94.6% | 98.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 93.1% | 95.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 87.5% | 89.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sri Lanka?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sri Lanka was 87.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.5% in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 152nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release