Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
68th
of 92 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2023
All-time low
85.6%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2016–2023
Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in Sri Lanka, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in Sri Lanka is 100.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% over ten years.
That places Sri Lanka 68th out of 92 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 96.0% | — |
| 2017 | 92.1% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 85.6% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.4% | 85.6% | 96.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 64,434 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,899 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 222,100 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 136,118 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -6.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic in Sri Lanka?
- Proportion of upper 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 upper 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 upper secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.6% in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic?
- Sri Lanka ranks 68th out of 92 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 upper 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