Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sri Lanka stood at 7.3%.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sri Lanka peaked at 12.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2011.
That places Sri Lanka 49th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.9% | — |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -73.6% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +593.3% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | -25.3% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -25.1% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +32.6% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -55.0% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +47.0% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | +51.3% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +19.2% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -38.9% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.4% | 1.6% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 7.3% | 12.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.89 % 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 7.3% 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 12.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2011.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Sri Lanka ranks 49th out of 124 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 down 8.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release