Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male was 92.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 92.6% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 95.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 88.6%, in 2010.
That places Sri Lanka 78th 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, male in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 88.6% | — |
| 2011 | 89.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 90.4% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 91.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 93.8% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 95.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 93.8% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 92.6% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.7% | 88.6% | 94.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.9% | 92.6% | 95.2% | 3 |
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More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4555 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.5206 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Sri Lanka?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Sri Lanka was 92.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.6% in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 78th out of 161 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release