Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in was 0.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Sri Lanka, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Sri Lanka stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 49.6% on the previous year and up 109.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1998.
Sri Lanka ranks 105th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.2% | — |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +17.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +42.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +49.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 4 |
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 mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Sri Lanka?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Sri Lanka was 0.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in?
- Sri Lanka ranks 105th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.1%. 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 in North America and Western Europe, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release