Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 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 and 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% |
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 91.45 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (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