Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 18 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
18 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
52nd
of 172 countries
All-time high
18 years
in 2010
All-time low
18 years
in 2010
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Sri Lanka, 2010–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Sri Lanka stood at 18 years. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Sri Lanka peaked at 18 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 18 years, in 2010.
Sri Lanka ranks 52nd of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 18 years | — |
| 2011 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 18 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18 years | 18 years | 18 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18 years | 18 years | 18 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 52 Andorra 18 years compare
- 52 United Arab Emirates 18 years compare
- 52 Azerbaijan 18 years compare
- 52 Belgium 18 years compare
- 52 Benin 18 years compare
- 52 Bangladesh 18 years compare
- 52 Bahrain 18 years compare
- 52 Brazil 18 years compare
- 52 Canada 18 years compare
- 52 China 18 years compare
- 52 Democratic Republic of Congo 18 years
- 52 Comoros 18 years compare
- 52 Cape Verde 18 years compare
- 52 Cuba 18 years compare
- 52 Cyprus 18 years compare
- 52 Algeria 18 years
- 52 Ecuador 18 years compare
- 52 Egypt 18 years compare
- 52 Eritrea 18 years compare
- 52 Spain 18 years compare
- 52 Fiji 18 years compare
- 52 Micronesia (country) 18 years compare
- 52 Gabon 18 years compare
- 52 United Kingdom 18 years
- 52 Georgia 18 years compare
- 52 Ghana 18 years compare
- 52 Guinea-Bissau 18 years compare
- 52 Greece 18 years compare
- 52 Hong Kong 18 years compare
- 52 India 18 years compare
- 52 Ireland 18 years compare
- 52 Iraq 18 years compare
- 52 Israel 18 years compare
- 52 Italy 18 years compare
- 52 Japan 18 years compare
- 52 Kenya 18 years compare
- 52 Kyrgyzstan 18 years compare
- 52 Cambodia 18 years compare
- 52 Kuwait 18 years compare
- 52 Laos 18 years compare
- 52 Lebanon 18 years compare
- 52 Liberia 18 years compare
- 52 Libya 18 years compare
- 52 Lesotho 18 years compare
- 52 Luxembourg 18 years compare
- 52 Morocco 18 years compare
- 52 Monaco 18 years compare
- 52 Madagascar 18 years compare
- 52 Maldives 18 years compare
- 52 Marshall Islands 18 years compare
- 52 Malta 18 years compare
- 52 Mongolia 18 years compare
- 52 Mozambique 18 years
- 52 Mauritius 18 years compare
- 52 Malawi 18 years compare
- 52 Namibia 18 years compare
- 52 Nigeria 18 years compare
- 52 Nicaragua 18 years compare
- 52 Nauru 18 years compare
- 52 Oman 18 years
- 52 Panama 18 years compare
- 52 Philippines 18 years compare
- 52 Palau 18 years compare
- 52 Puerto Rico 18 years compare
- 52 North Korea 18 years compare
- 52 Portugal 18 years compare
- 52 Paraguay 18 years
- 52 Palestine 18 years compare
- 52 Qatar 18 years compare
- 52 Russia 18 years compare
- 52 Saudi Arabia 18 years compare
- 52 Eswatini 18 years compare
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- 52 Syria 18 years compare
- 52 Thailand 18 years compare
- 52 Tajikistan 18 years
- 52 Turkmenistan 18 years compare
- 52 Tonga 18 years compare
- 52 Uruguay 18 years
- 52 United States 18 years compare
- 52 British Virgin Islands 18 years compare
- 52 Vietnam 18 years compare
- 52 Vanuatu 18 years compare
- 52 Samoa 18 years compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 777,541 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Sri Lanka?
- Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Sri Lanka was 18 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 18 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 years in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Sri Lanka ranks 52nd out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release