Secondary education, pupils in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Secondary education, pupils was 51.1% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Secondary education, pupils in Sri Lanka, 1976–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Sri Lanka is 51.1%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Sri Lanka peaked at 52.0% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 2010.
Sri Lanka ranks 36th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Secondary education, pupils in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 51.0% | — |
| 1981 | 51.8% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 52.0% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 51.8% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 51.8% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 51.8% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 52.0% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 51.4% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 51.2% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 51.1% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 51.1% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 51.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 51.2% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 51.2% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 51.4% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 51.1% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 49.9% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 50.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 50.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 51.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 51.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.0% | 51.0% | 51.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 51.7% | 51.1% | 52.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 51.1% | 51.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 49.9% | 51.2% | 7 |
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More education data for Sri Lanka
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Sri Lanka?
- Secondary education, pupils in Sri Lanka was 51.1% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 1982.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Sri Lanka ranks 36th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.