Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Sri Lanka
Gross tertiary enrolment in Sri Lanka was 20.7% in 2023.
Sri Lanka, 2023
20.7%
Change from 2022
−1.6percentage points
World, 2023
43.2%
Position in 2023
103rd of 128
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Sri Lanka over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sri Lanka | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 43.6% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | 43.2% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | 42.0% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | 39.7% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | 38.7% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | 37.9% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | 37.5% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | 37.1% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | 36.6% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | 35.6% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | 33.1% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | 32.3% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | 31.1% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | 29.6% |
| 2009 | – | 28.3% |
| 2008 | – | 27.4% |
| 2007 | – | 26.3% |
| 2006 | – | 25.7% |
| 2005 | – | 24.3% |
| 2004 | – | 23.6% |
| 2003 | – | 22.8% |
| 2002 | – | 21.6% |
| 2001 | – | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.6 percentage points from 22.4% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 17.8%, the figure has changed by +3.0 percentage points.
- Among the 128 countries with data for 2023, Sri Lanka has the 103rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 43.2%.
More for Sri Lanka
All statistics for Sri Lanka
Primary school enrolment (gross)
91.5%
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
Out-of-school children
9.1%
2023 · UNESCO UIS