Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational was 8.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 8.5%.
That represents a change of up 39.1% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sri Lanka peaked at 12.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2022.
Sri Lanka ranks 121st of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10.8% | — |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +39.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 8.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.8%, 34% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 8.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 8.5%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.4% | 7.8% | 12.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 6.1% | 8.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 118 Tunisia 9.6% compare
- 119 South Africa 8.9% compare
- 120 Cote d'Ivoire 8.7% compare
- 122 Canada 8.5% compare
- 123 Tajikistan 7.8% compare
- 124 British Virgin Islands 7.2% compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 155,543 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 224,799 (2023)
- 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)
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 8.5% 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 12.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Sri Lanka ranks 121st out of 168 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 down 28.5%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release