Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female was 44.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Sri Lanka is 44.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 46.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2010.
That places Sri Lanka 92nd out of 160 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 30.7% | — |
| 2011 | 31.4% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 34.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 43.2% | +34.1% |
| 2016 | 41.9% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 36.3% | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 43.1% | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 46.0% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 44.9% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.4% | 30.7% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 36.5% | 46.0% | 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 net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Sri Lanka?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Sri Lanka was 44.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 92nd out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release