Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female was 94.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 94.3% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 96.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 89.6%, in 2010.
That places Sri Lanka 72nd out of 161 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 89.6% | — |
| 2011 | 90.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 91.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 92.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 95.4% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 95.6% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 95.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 94.3% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.1% | 89.6% | 95.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 94.3% | 96.0% | 3 |
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More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3876 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 439,099 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 358,218 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Sri Lanka?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Sri Lanka was 94.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.6% in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 72nd out of 161 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release