Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 14.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Sri Lanka, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 14.6% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 36.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2025.
Sri Lanka ranks 108th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.9% | — |
| 2001 | 32.1% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 34.2% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 31.6% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 29.1% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 28.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 28.9% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | -8.2% |
| 2025 | 14.6% | -7.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 14.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 14.6% is below the median for South Asia, which is 20.7%, 71% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.2% | 28.9% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 16.3% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 14.6% | 17.7% | 6 |
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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Sri Lanka?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Sri Lanka was 14.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2025.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 108th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release