Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 96.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
96.0%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
80th
of 219 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1981
All-time low
94.1%
in 2014
Years of data
34
1970–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sri Lanka, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sri Lanka stood at 96.0%.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sri Lanka peaked at 100.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 94.1%, in 2014.
That places Sri Lanka 80th out of 219 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 98.9% | — |
| 1971 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 98.7% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 100.0% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 94.1% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 94.3% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 96.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.9% | 98.7% | 99.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 99.9% | 99.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 94.1% | 96.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 96.0% | 97.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 77 Guinea 96.3% compare
- 78 Central African Republic 96.3% compare
- 79 Eswatini 96.1% compare
- 81 Senegal 95.8% compare
- 82 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 95.7% compare
- 83 San Marino 95.6% compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 777,541 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sri Lanka?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sri Lanka was 96.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1981.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.1% in 2014.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Sri Lanka ranks 80th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release