Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 91.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sri Lanka stood at 91.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sri Lanka peaked at 93.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 87.5%, in 2014.
Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 89.2% | — |
| 2011 | 88.2% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 88.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 87.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 89.6% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 92.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 92.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 92.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 93.9% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 91.5% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.6% | 87.5% | 92.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 91.5% | 93.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 69 British Virgin Islands 92.8% compare
- 70 Tajikistan 92.2% compare
- 71 Canada 91.5% compare
- 73 Cote d'Ivoire 91.3% compare
- 74 South Africa 91.1% compare
- 75 Eswatini 90.7% compare
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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sri Lanka?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sri Lanka was 91.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.5% in 2014.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Sri Lanka ranks 72nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 upper 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