Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2014.
Sri Lanka ranks 90th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.3% | — |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -81.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +361.8% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +25.2% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 87 Indonesia 1.4% compare
- 88 Honduras 1.4% compare
- 89 South Africa 1.4% compare
- 91 Philippines 1.4% compare
- 92 Niger 1.4% compare
- 93 Dominican Republic 1.4% compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3876 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 439,099 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 358,218 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 64,434 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,899 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 222,100 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sri Lanka?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sri Lanka was 1.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Sri Lanka ranks 90th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release