Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 4.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sri Lanka is 4.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sri Lanka peaked at 4.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2015.
That places Sri Lanka 83rd out of 123 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 | 2.5% | — |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +68.1% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +40.5% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.3% | 4.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 777,541 (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 4.4% 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 4.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Sri Lanka ranks 83rd out of 123 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 65.0%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release