Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries adjusted in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries adjusted was 0.9156 UIS estimate in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Sri Lanka, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS estimate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Sri Lanka is 0.9156 UIS estimate, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.9% on the previous year and up 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.9156 UIS estimate in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5284 UIS estimate, in 2012.
Sri Lanka ranks 108th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries adjusted in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | UIS estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.5284 UIS estimate | — |
| 2013 | 0.5609 UIS estimate | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6097 UIS estimate | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6774 UIS estimate | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6719 UIS estimate | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6542 UIS estimate | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6615 UIS estimate | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6855 UIS estimate | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7068 UIS estimate | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.756 UIS estimate | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7972 UIS estimate | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9156 UIS estimate | +14.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.9156 UIS estimate is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 UIS estimate, 91% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.9156 UIS estimate is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.8176 UIS estimate, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6312 UIS estimate | 0.5284 UIS estimate | 0.6855 UIS estimate | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7939 UIS estimate | 0.7068 UIS estimate | 0.9156 UIS estimate | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 155,543 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Sri Lanka?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Sri Lanka was 0.9156 UIS estimate in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9156 UIS estimate in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5284 UIS estimate in 2012.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- Sri Lanka ranks 108th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.2%. 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 Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release