Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 86.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Sri Lanka, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 86.7% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2023.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 102.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 1995.
That places Sri Lanka 94th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 32.7% | — |
| 2010 | 92.9% | +184.5% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 97.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 94.9% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 100.1% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 102.9% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 87.8% | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 85.9% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 86.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.7% | 32.7% | 32.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 92.9% | 102.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 85.9% | 87.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 91 Montenegro 87.8% compare
- 92 Cook Islands 87.0% compare
- 93 Kyrgyzstan 86.8% compare
- 95 Tunisia 86.7% compare
- 96 Fiji 86.6% compare
- 97 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 86.5% compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 358,218 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 64,434 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,899 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 222,100 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Sri Lanka?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Sri Lanka was 86.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 102.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 1995.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 94th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release