Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 31.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Sri Lanka stood at 31.4%.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Sri Lanka peaked at 55.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2019.
Sri Lanka ranks 3rd of 123 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 54.4% | — |
| 2011 | 55.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | -43.8% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | +37.2% |
| 2014 | 52.2% | +22.6% |
| 2015 | 50.8% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 36.7% | -27.7% |
| 2017 | 28.7% | -21.9% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | -25.5% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 30.4% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | +20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.2% | 25.7% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 26.2% | 31.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Sri Lanka?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Sri Lanka was 31.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 55.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Sri Lanka ranks 3rd out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release