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 95.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sri Lanka, 1976–2023
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 95.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% 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, 93.4%, in 2011.
That places Sri Lanka 78th out of 217 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 98.9% | — |
| 1981 | 100.0% | +1.1% |
| 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 | 94.0% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 93.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 93.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 93.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 95.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 96.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.9% | 98.9% | 98.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 93.4% | 96.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 95.3% | 96.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 75 Guinea-Bissau 96.2% compare
- 76 Antigua and Barbuda 95.6% compare
- 77 Canada 95.4% compare
- 79 Senegal 95.3% compare
- 80 South Africa 95.3% compare
- 81 Eswatini 94.9% compare
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 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 95.3% 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 93.4% in 2011.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Sri Lanka ranks 78th out of 217 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release