Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Sri Lanka, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.4% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2020.
Sri Lanka ranks 62nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.4% | — |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -21.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +22.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 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 0.4% 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 0.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Sri Lanka ranks 62nd out of 120 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 3.5%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes 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