Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 12.9% 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 12.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.0% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Sri Lanka peaked at 32.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2022.
That places Sri Lanka 10th out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 32.0% | — |
| 2011 | 32.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | -31.5% |
| 2013 | 25.2% | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 27.9% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | -31.6% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | -28.0% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | +18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.6% | 13.4% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 10.9% | 12.9% | 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 12.9% 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 32.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Sri Lanka ranks 10th 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 48.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release