School enrollment, secondary, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School enrollment, secondary, female was 90.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, female in Sri Lanka, 1976–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2023, school enrollment, secondary, female in Sri Lanka stood at 90.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 99.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 1976.
Sri Lanka ranks 114th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 50.8% | — |
| 1981 | 57.3% | +12.9% |
| 1982 | 58.0% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 62.3% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 64.1% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 67.0% | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 82.0% | +22.5% |
| 1988 | 84.1% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 85.9% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 86.9% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 88.2% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 90.8% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 90.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 92.7% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 95.1% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 97.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 96.1% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 97.2% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 90.6% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 90.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.8% | 50.8% | 50.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 69.0% | 57.3% | 85.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 88.7% | 86.9% | 90.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 92.7% | 99.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.0% | 90.4% | 92.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 111 Samoa 91.2% compare
- 112 Nepal 90.9% compare
- 113 Viet Nam 90.5% compare
- 115 Bosnia and Herzegovina 90.4% compare
- 116 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 90.2% compare
- 117 North Macedonia 90.2% 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 school enrollment, secondary, female in Sri Lanka?
- School enrollment, secondary, female in Sri Lanka was 90.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school enrollment, secondary, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 114th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.