Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male was 698,052 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
698,052 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
49th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1.04 million number
in 1995
All-time low
605,480 number
in 2009
Years of data
20
1995–2018

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Sri Lanka, 1995–2018

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1995200620181995: 1.0M number1998: 676.7k number2001: 661.2k number2002: 668.1k number2003: 681.6k number2004: 646.6k number2005: 676.3k number2006: 663.7k number2007: 647.0k number2008: 634.2k number2009: 605.5k number2010: 663.6k number2011: 663.8k number2012: 664.2k number2013: 677.4k number2014: 681.7k number2015: 679.3k number2016: 682.1k number2017: 691.0k number2018: 698.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Sri Lanka is 698,052 number, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.04 million number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 605,480 number, in 2009.

That places Sri Lanka 49th out of 192 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) in Sri Lanka, 1995 to 2018.
Year number Change
1995 1.04 million number
1998 676,723 number -35.0%
2001 661,161 number -2.3%
2002 668,076 number +1.0%
2003 681,609 number +2.0%
2004 646,631 number -5.1%
2005 676,310 number +4.6%
2006 663,746 number -1.9%
2007 646,979 number -2.5%
2008 634,232 number -2.0%
2009 605,480 number -4.5%
2010 663,641 number +9.6%
2011 663,847 number +0.0%
2012 664,223 number +0.1%
2013 677,449 number +2.0%
2014 681,658 number +0.6%
2015 679,321 number -0.3%
2016 682,142 number +0.4%
2017 691,029 number +1.3%
2018 698,052 number +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 858,716 number 676,723 number 1.04 million number 2
2000s 653,803 number 605,480 number 681,609 number 9
2010s 677,929 number 663,641 number 698,052 number 9

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 46 Kazakhstan 734,970 number compare
  2. 47 Australia 707,150 number compare
  3. 48 Republic of Korea 699,339 number compare
  4. 50 Malaysia 685,357 number compare
  5. 51 Yemen 673,008 number compare
  6. 52 Canada 635,320 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Sri Lanka?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Sri Lanka was 698,052 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 million number in 1995.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 605,480 number in 2009.
How does Sri Lanka rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
Sri Lanka ranks 49th out of 192 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
237 places, 4,657 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.