Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.1% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Sri Lanka, 2010–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.1% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 92.8% on the previous year and down 98.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Sri Lanka peaked at 6.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2018.
That places Sri Lanka 131st out of 134 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6.3% | — |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -73.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -92.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.3%, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Sri Lanka?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Sri Lanka was 0.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Sri Lanka ranks 131st out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.