Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other adjusted in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other adjusted was 1.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Sri Lanka, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.3% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2016.
That places Sri Lanka 27th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other adjusted in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.2% | — |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +1.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.2%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 91.41 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.86 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Sri Lanka?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Sri Lanka was 1.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Sri Lanka ranks 27th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release