School enrollment, secondary, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School enrollment, secondary, male was 85.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, male in Sri Lanka, 1976–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 85.5% for school enrollment, secondary, male in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 93.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 1976.
That places Sri Lanka 117th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, male in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 47.5% | — |
| 1981 | 52.0% | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 52.2% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 54.3% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 56.3% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 58.0% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 60.2% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 75.6% | +25.5% |
| 1988 | 77.9% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 79.9% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 80.9% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 80.2% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 81.6% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 82.0% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 83.2% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 84.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 93.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 92.2% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 90.9% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 91.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 90.7% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 92.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 87.7% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 85.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.5% | 47.5% | 47.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 62.9% | 52.0% | 79.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 82.0% | 80.2% | 84.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 90.7% | 93.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 85.5% | 87.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 114 Egypt 85.7% compare
- 115 Sao Tome and Principe 85.7% compare
- 116 Belize 85.5% compare
- 118 Bosnia and Herzegovina 85.5% compare
- 119 Tunisia 85.4% compare
- 120 Cayman Islands 85.1% compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 358,218 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, male in Sri Lanka?
- School enrollment, secondary, male in Sri Lanka was 85.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school enrollment, secondary, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 117th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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, male (% 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.