Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training was 15.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Sri Lanka, 2010–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Sri Lanka stood at 15.6%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Sri Lanka peaked at 15.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2014.
That places Sri Lanka 52nd out of 110 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11.4% | — |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.6% | 10.8% | 13.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 14.2% | 15.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 49 Côte d'Ivoire 16.4% compare
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- 51 Serbia 15.8% compare
- 53 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 15.5% compare
- 54 South Africa 15.3% compare
- 55 Jamaica 15.1% compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3876 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 439,099 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 358,218 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 64,434 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,899 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 222,100 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Sri Lanka?
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Sri Lanka was 15.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2014.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training?
- Sri Lanka ranks 52nd out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training, by sex (%).