Percentage of graduates from tertiary … unspecified fields adjusted in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … unspecified fields adjusted was 0.3% 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
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sri Lanka is 0.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2010.
That places Sri Lanka 64th out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary … unspecified fields adjusted in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.3% | — |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +192.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -21.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -52.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -4.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 41% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 91.41 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.86 (2023)
- 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)
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 0.3% 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 0.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Sri Lanka ranks 64th out of 72 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 9.9%. 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 programmes in unspecified fields, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release