Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … male was 41.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Sri Lanka, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 41.0% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Sri Lanka peaked at 41.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 2015.
That places Sri Lanka 29th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … male in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 31.4% | — |
| 2016 | 35.9% | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 36.3% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 38.6% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 35.7% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 38.3% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 39.4% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 41.0% | +4.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 41.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.5%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.5% | 31.4% | 38.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 35.7% | 41.0% | 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 science, technology, engineering and in Sri Lanka?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Sri Lanka was 41.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Sri Lanka ranks 29th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. 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 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release