Progression to secondary school, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Progression to secondary school, male was 98.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, male in Sri Lanka, 1984–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, progression to secondary school, male in Sri Lanka stood at 98.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 100.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 82.4%, in 1984.
That places Sri Lanka 54th out of 156 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, male in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 82.4% | — |
| 1985 | 85.9% | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 93.6% | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 95.6% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 96.8% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 95.9% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 97.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.8% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90.7% | 82.4% | 95.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 96.3% | 95.9% | 96.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.1% | 96.8% | 99.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 97.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, male in Sri Lanka?
- Progression to secondary school, male in Sri Lanka was 98.9% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.4% in 1984.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for progression to secondary school, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 54th out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).