Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male was 76.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Sri Lanka stood at 76.7%.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 81.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 70.9%, in 2010.
That places Sri Lanka 91st 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, male in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 70.9% | — |
| 2011 | 72.2% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 72.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 76.4% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 74.6% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 73.5% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 77.8% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 81.5% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 76.2% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 76.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.0% | 70.9% | 77.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 76.2% | 81.5% | 3 |
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More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 136,118 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -6.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Sri Lanka?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Sri Lanka was 76.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.9% in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 91st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release