Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.1151 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.1151 units per person for secondary education, pupils, per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.134 units per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0766 units per person, in 1970.
That places Sri Lanka 29th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0766 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0811 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0877 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0877 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0851 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0789 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0854 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0856 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.086 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0889 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0921 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0941 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.097 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1193 units per person | +23.0% |
| 1988 | 0.122 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1246 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1273 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1278 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1305 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.132 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.134 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1317 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1209 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1225 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1224 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1266 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1236 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1245 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1235 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1235 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1259 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1173 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1149 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1151 units per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0829 units per person | 0.0766 units per person | 0.0877 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0995 units per person | 0.0854 units per person | 0.1246 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1306 units per person | 0.1273 units per person | 0.134 units per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.1237 units per person | 0.1209 units per person | 0.1266 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1158 units per person | 0.1149 units per person | 0.1173 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.1151 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.134 units per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0766 units per person in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 29th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.