School enrollment, secondary in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School enrollment, secondary was 88.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Sri Lanka, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary in Sri Lanka is 88.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Sri Lanka peaked at 95.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 1976.
Sri Lanka ranks 114th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 49.3% | — |
| 1971 | 51.7% | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 55.6% | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 55.3% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 53.4% | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 49.1% | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 54.1% | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 54.6% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 55.1% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 57.1% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 59.2% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 61.0% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 63.5% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 78.7% | +23.9% |
| 1988 | 80.9% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 82.9% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 83.9% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 83.6% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 84.8% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 87.0% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 92.3% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 94.1% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 94.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 95.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 93.5% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 94.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 93.9% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 89.8% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 88.2% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.4% | 49.1% | 55.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 64.7% | 54.1% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.3% | 83.6% | 87.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 92.3% | 95.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 88.0% | 89.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 111 Morocco 90.0% compare
- 112 Serbia 89.8% compare
- 113 Palestine, State of 89.1% compare
- 115 Saint Lucia 87.9% compare
- 116 Bosnia and Herzegovina 87.9% compare
- 117 Samoa 87.4% compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 91.45 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Sri Lanka?
- School enrollment, secondary in Sri Lanka was 88.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Sri Lanka ranks 114th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, secondary 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 (% 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.