Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 93.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Sri Lanka stood at 93.5%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Sri Lanka peaked at 95.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 89.1%, in 2010.
Sri Lanka ranks 93rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 89.1% | — |
| 2011 | 89.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 91.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 92.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 94.6% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 93.7% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 94.8% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 95.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 94.4% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 93.5% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.4% | 89.1% | 94.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 93.5% | 95.6% | 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 total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Sri Lanka?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Sri Lanka was 93.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.1% in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Sri Lanka ranks 93rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release