Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 78 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2018
All-time low
100.0%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2018–2023
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Sri Lanka, 2018–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Sri Lanka is 100.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
That places Sri Lanka 1st out of 78 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 100.0% | — |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
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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 short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Sri Lanka?
- Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Sri Lanka was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Sri Lanka ranks 1st out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release