Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female was 80.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 80.3% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 88.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 75.5%, in 2010.
That places Sri Lanka 96th out of 176 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, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 75.5% | — |
| 2011 | 76.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 76.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 81.4% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 81.6% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 84.5% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 88.2% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 80.9% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 80.3% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.5% | 75.5% | 84.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 80.3% | 88.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 93 Jamaica 80.8% compare
- 94 Bahamas 80.5% compare
- 95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 80.5% compare
- 97 Seychelles 80.0% compare
- 98 Namibia 79.9% compare
- 99 Philippines 79.7% compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Sri Lanka?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Sri Lanka was 80.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5% in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 96th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release