Start of the academic school year in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Start of the academic school year was 2,024 tertiary education in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
2,024 tertiary education
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
1st
of 206 countries
All-time high
2,024 tertiary education
in 2024
All-time low
1,970 tertiary education
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Start of the academic school year in Sri Lanka, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for start of the academic school year in Sri Lanka is 2,024 tertiary education, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start of the academic school year in Sri Lanka peaked at 2,024 tertiary education in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,970 tertiary education, in 1970.
That places Sri Lanka 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Start of the academic school year in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,970 tertiary education | — |
| 1971 | 1,971 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 1,972 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1,973 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1,974 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1,975 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1,976 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1,977 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1,978 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1,979 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1,980 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1,981 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1,982 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1,983 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1,984 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1,985 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1,986 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1,987 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1,988 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1,989 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1,990 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1,991 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1,992 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1,993 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,994 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1,995 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1,996 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1,997 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,998 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,999 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2,000 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 2,001 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2,002 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,003 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,004 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,005 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,006 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,007 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,008 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,009 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,010 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,011 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,012 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,013 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,014 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,015 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,016 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,017 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,018 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,019 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,020 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,021 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,022 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,023 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,024 tertiary education | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,974 tertiary education | 1,970 tertiary education | 1,979 tertiary education | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,984 tertiary education | 1,980 tertiary education | 1,989 tertiary education | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,994 tertiary education | 1,990 tertiary education | 1,999 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,004 tertiary education | 2,000 tertiary education | 2,009 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,014 tertiary education | 2,010 tertiary education | 2,019 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,022 tertiary education | 2,020 tertiary education | 2,024 tertiary education | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 1 Afghanistan 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Australia 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Burundi 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Brazil 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Chile 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Cook Islands 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Costa Rica 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Cuba 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Dominican Republic 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Fiji 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Georgia 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Gambia 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Honduras 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Cambodia 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Kiribati 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 South Korea 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Maldives 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Malaysia 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Niue 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Nauru 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 New Zealand 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Pakistan 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Peru 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Solomon Islands 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 El Salvador 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Seychelles 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Tokelau 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 East Timor 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Tonga 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Tuvalu 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Vanuatu 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Samoa 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 4 Anguilla 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 4 Montserrat 2,021 tertiary education compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 64,434 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,899 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 222,100 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 136,118 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -6.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is start of the academic school year in Sri Lanka?
- Start of the academic school year in Sri Lanka was 2,024 tertiary education in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start of the academic school year recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2,024 tertiary education in 2024.
- What is the lowest start of the academic school year recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,970 tertiary education in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for start of the academic school year?
- Sri Lanka ranks 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is start of the academic school year rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Start of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release