Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Sri Lanka
Gross secondary school enrolment in Sri Lanka was 88.0% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 1995.
Sri Lanka, 2023
88.0%
Change from 2022
−0.2percentage points
World, 2023
77.2%
Position in 2023
95th of 147
Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Sri Lanka over time
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% of the official secondary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sri Lanka | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 77.3% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | 77.2% |
| 2022 | 88.2% | 77.5% |
| 2021 | 89.8% | 77.3% |
| 2020 | – | 76.5% |
| 2019 | – | 76.0% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | 75.5% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | 74.9% |
| 2016 | 93.9% | 75.2% |
| 2015 | 94.5% | 75.0% |
| 2014 | 93.5% | 74.9% |
| 2013 | 95.1% | 74.0% |
| 2012 | 94.7% | 72.7% |
| 2011 | 94.1% | 71.9% |
| 2010 | 92.3% | 70.9% |
| 2009 | – | 69.4% |
| 2008 | – | 68.3% |
| 2007 | – | 66.8% |
| 2006 | – | 65.4% |
| 2005 | – | 64.4% |
| 2004 | – | 63.5% |
| 2003 | – | 62.4% |
| 2002 | – | 61.6% |
| 2001 | – | 60.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 88.2% in 2022.
- Since 2011, when it was 94.1%, the figure has changed by −6.2 percentage points.
- Among the 147 countries with data for 2023, Sri Lanka has the 95th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 77.2%.
More for Sri Lanka
All statistics for Sri Lanka
Primary school enrolment (gross)
91.5%
2023 · World Bank
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
20.7%
2023 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
17.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
99.6%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
98.7%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
46.3%
2022 · UNESCO UIS