Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 0.722 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sri Lanka, 1976–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.722 GPIA for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.883 GPIA in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.6464 GPIA, in 2016.
That places Sri Lanka 108th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.883 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.7565 GPIA | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7718 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8003 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.796 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6464 GPIA | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8663 GPIA | +34.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7757 GPIA | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7903 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.722 GPIA | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.883 GPIA | 0.883 GPIA | 0.883 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7733 GPIA | 0.6464 GPIA | 0.8663 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7562 GPIA | 0.722 GPIA | 0.7903 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 777,541 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.9 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0353 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 798,817 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0362 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4555 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sri Lanka?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Sri Lanka was 0.722 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.883 GPIA in 1976.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6464 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Sri Lanka ranks 108th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release