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 7.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
7.9%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
116th
of 158 countries
All-time high
11.9%
in 2013
All-time low
7.8%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2010–2018

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sri Lanka, 2010–2018

02.557.51012.52010201420182010: 10.8 %2011: 11.8 %2012: 11.6 %2013: 11.9 %2016: 8.7 %2017: 7.8 %2018: 7.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sri Lanka stood at 7.9%.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sri Lanka peaked at 11.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2017.

Sri Lanka ranks 116th of 158 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Sri Lanka, 2010 to 2018.
Year % Change
2010 10.8%
2011 11.8% +9.4%
2012 11.6% -1.4%
2013 11.9% +2.1%
2016 8.7% -26.4%
2017 7.8% -10.7%
2018 7.9% +1.2%

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 113 Canada 8.7% compare
  2. 114 Bangladesh 8.6% compare
  3. 115 Burkina Faso 8.5% compare
  4. 117 Madagascar 7.7% compare
  5. 118 Bhutan 7.5% compare
  6. 119 Cambodia 7.4%

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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 7.9% in 2018, 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 11.9% in 2013.
What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2017.
How does Sri Lanka rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Sri Lanka ranks 116th out of 158 countries with data for 2018.
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 26.8%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
203 places, 3,533 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.