Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 78.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Sri Lanka stood at 78.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Sri Lanka peaked at 84.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 2010.
That places Sri Lanka 97th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 73.2% | — |
| 2011 | 74.4% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 74.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 78.8% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 77.3% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 77.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 84.8% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 78.5% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 78.5% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.7% | 73.2% | 81.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 78.5% | 84.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 94 Bahamas 79.2% compare
- 95 Bhutan 79.1% compare
- 96 Marshall Islands 78.8% compare
- 98 Azerbaijan 78.3% compare
- 99 Venezuela 78.0% compare
- 100 Philippines 77.6% compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 777,541 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.9 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0353 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 798,817 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0362 units per person (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Sri Lanka?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Sri Lanka was 78.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 84.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Sri Lanka ranks 97th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release