Lower secondary completion rate, total in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 91.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Sri Lanka, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2023, lower secondary completion rate, total in Sri Lanka stood at 91.9%.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 96.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1976.
That places Sri Lanka 83rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39.8% | — |
| 1971 | 40.9% | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 46.9% | +14.9% |
| 1973 | 62.5% | +33.1% |
| 1974 | 56.6% | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 57.8% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 7.2% | -87.6% |
| 1977 | 20.1% | +179.2% |
| 1979 | 77.2% | +284.7% |
| 1980 | 77.6% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 62.1% | -20.0% |
| 1982 | 39.0% | -37.1% |
| 1983 | 70.3% | +80.0% |
| 1984 | 78.8% | +12.2% |
| 1985 | 73.6% | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 80.7% | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 63.2% | -21.6% |
| 1989 | 67.7% | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 69.4% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 69.8% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 71.3% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 85.1% | +19.3% |
| 2001 | 85.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 89.7% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 93.6% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 96.5% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 92.5% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 85.7% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 92.3% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 90.9% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 88.1% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 92.5% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 92.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 92.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 96.9% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 95.6% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 91.9% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.4% | 7.2% | 77.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 68.1% | 39.0% | 80.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 73.9% | 69.4% | 85.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 89.9% | 85.3% | 96.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 88.1% | 94.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 91.9% | 96.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Sri Lanka?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Sri Lanka was 91.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Sri Lanka ranks 83rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.