Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 0 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0
World rank
179th
of 191 countries
All-time high
110,732
in 1990
All-time low
0
in 2020
Years of data
27
1970–2023
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Sri Lanka, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0 for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 110,732 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2020.
That places Sri Lanka 179th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 80,321 | — |
| 1985 | 54,660 | -31.9% |
| 1986 | 48,612 | -11.1% |
| 1987 | 59,775 | +23.0% |
| 1989 | 97,619 | +63.3% |
| 1990 | 110,732 | +13.4% |
| 1991 | 91,061 | -17.8% |
| 1992 | 95,595 | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 29,557 | -69.1% |
| 2001 | 9,821 | -66.8% |
| 2002 | 7,466 | -24.0% |
| 2003 | 7,694 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 8,881 | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 8,021 | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 9,999 | +24.7% |
| 2010 | 8,871 | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 9,763 | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 8,514 | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 9,831 | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 9,075 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 9,050 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 7,346 | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 6,335 | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 2,046 | -67.7% |
| 2020 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80,321 | 80,321 | 80,321 | 1 |
| 1980s | 65,166 | 48,612 | 97,619 | 4 |
| 1990s | 81,736 | 29,557 | 110,732 | 4 |
| 2000s | 8,647 | 7,466 | 9,999 | 6 |
| 2010s | 7,870 | 2,046 | 9,831 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 176 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 compare
- 176 Liechtenstein 3 compare
- 176 Mongolia 3 compare
- 179 Anguilla 0
- 179 Cook Islands 0 compare
- 179 Cayman Islands 0
- 179 Gibraltar 0
- 179 Iceland 0
- 179 Japan 0
- 179 Moldova 0 compare
- 179 Maldives 0 compare
- 179 Montserrat 0
- 179 Naoero 0 compare
- 179 Seychelles 0 compare
- 179 Uzbekistan 0 compare
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 repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Sri Lanka?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Sri Lanka was 0 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 110,732 in 1990.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 179th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release