Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male was 85.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
85.5%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
125th
of 212 countries
All-time high
93.1%
in 2011
All-time low
47.5%
in 1976
Years of data
28
1976–2023
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Sri Lanka, 1976–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 85.5% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 93.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 1976.
That places Sri Lanka 125th out of 212 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, secondary, male in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 47.5% | — |
| 1981 | 52.0% | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 52.2% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 54.3% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 56.3% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 58.0% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 60.2% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 75.6% | +25.5% |
| 1988 | 77.9% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 79.9% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 80.9% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 80.2% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 81.6% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 82.0% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 83.2% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 84.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 93.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 92.2% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 90.9% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 91.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 90.7% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 92.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 87.7% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 85.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.5% | 47.5% | 47.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 62.9% | 52.0% | 79.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 82.0% | 80.2% | 84.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 90.7% | 93.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 85.5% | 87.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 122 Egypt 85.7% compare
- 123 Sao Tome and Principe 85.7% compare
- 124 Belize 85.5% compare
- 126 Bosnia and Herzegovina 85.5% compare
- 127 Tunisia 85.4% compare
- 128 Cayman Islands 85.1% compare
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, secondary, male in Sri Lanka?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Sri Lanka was 85.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 125th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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, secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release