Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
69th
of 89 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2023
All-time low
93.6%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2016–2023
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in Sri Lanka, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in Sri Lanka stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% over ten years.
That places Sri Lanka 69th out of 89 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 94.9% | — |
| 2017 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.6% | 93.6% | 95.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4555 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.5206 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in Sri Lanka?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in Sri Lanka was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.6% in 2018.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic?
- Sri Lanka ranks 69th out of 89 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic sanitation facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release