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 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
18 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
53rd
of 169 countries
All-time high
18 years
in 2010
All-time low
18 years
in 2010
Years of data
10
2010–2019

Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Sri Lanka, 2010–2019

051015202010201420192010: 18 years2011: 18 years2012: 18 years2013: 18 years2014: 18 years2015: 18 years2016: 18 years2017: 18 years2018: 18 years2019: 18 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2019, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Sri Lanka stood at 18 years. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is 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 53rd of 169 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

Annual values for Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years) in Sri Lanka, 2010 to 2019.
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%

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 53 Algeria 18 years
  2. 53 Andorra 18 years compare
  3. 53 Azerbaijan 18 years compare
  4. 53 Bahrain 18 years compare
  5. 53 Bangladesh 18 years compare
  6. 53 Belgium 18 years compare
  7. 53 Benin 18 years compare
  8. 53 Brazil 18 years compare
  9. 53 Cape Verde 18 years compare
  10. 53 Cambodia 18 years compare
  11. 53 Canada 18 years compare
  12. 53 China 18 years compare
  13. 53 Democratic Republic of Congo 18 years
  14. 53 Cuba 18 years compare
  15. 53 Cyprus 18 years compare
  16. 53 Egypt 18 years compare
  17. 53 Eritrea 18 years compare
  18. 53 Eswatini 18 years compare
  19. 53 Fiji 18 years compare
  20. 53 Gabon 18 years compare
  21. 53 Georgia 18 years compare
  22. 53 Ghana 18 years compare
  23. 53 Greece 18 years compare
  24. 53 Guinea-Bissau 18 years compare
  25. 53 Hong Kong 18 years compare
  26. 53 India 18 years compare
  27. 53 Iraq 18 years compare
  28. 53 Ireland 18 years compare
  29. 53 Israel 18 years compare
  30. 53 Italy 18 years compare
  31. 53 Japan 18 years compare
  32. 53 Kenya 18 years compare
  33. 53 North Korea 18 years compare
  34. 53 Kuwait 18 years compare
  35. 53 Kyrgyzstan 18 years compare
  36. 53 Laos 18 years compare
  37. 53 Lesotho 18 years compare
  38. 53 Liberia 18 years compare
  39. 53 Libya 18 years compare
  40. 53 Luxembourg 18 years compare
  41. 53 Madagascar 18 years compare
  42. 53 Malawi 18 years compare
  43. 53 Maldives 18 years compare
  44. 53 Malta 18 years compare
  45. 53 Marshall Islands 18 years compare
  46. 53 Mauritius 18 years compare
  47. 53 Moldova 18 years compare
  48. 53 Monaco 18 years compare
  49. 53 Mongolia 18 years compare
  50. 53 Morocco 18 years compare
  51. 53 Mozambique 18 years
  52. 53 Namibia 18 years compare
  53. 53 Nauru 18 years compare
  54. 53 Nicaragua 18 years compare
  55. 53 Nigeria 18 years compare
  56. 53 Oman 18 years
  57. 53 Palau 18 years compare
  58. 53 Panama 18 years compare
  59. 53 Paraguay 18 years
  60. 53 Philippines 18 years compare
  61. 53 Portugal 18 years compare
  62. 53 Puerto Rico 18 years compare
  63. 53 Qatar 18 years compare
  64. 53 Russia 18 years compare
  65. 53 Samoa 18 years compare
  66. 53 Saudi Arabia 18 years compare
  67. 53 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 18 years compare
  68. 53 Spain 18 years compare
  69. 53 Syria 18 years compare
  70. 53 Tajikistan 18 years
  71. 53 Thailand 18 years
  72. 53 Tonga 18 years compare
  73. 53 Turkmenistan 18 years compare
  74. 53 United Kingdom 18 years
  75. 53 United States 18 years compare
  76. 53 Uruguay 18 years
  77. 53 Vanuatu 18 years compare
  78. 53 Vietnam 18 years compare
  79. 53 Palestine 18 years compare

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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 2019, 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 53rd out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
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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Indicator
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
169 places, 3,190 data points, 1970–2020
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Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.