Enrolment in secondary education, male in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Enrolment in secondary education, male was 1.33 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.33 million number
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
39th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.33 million number
in 2018
All-time low
533,647 number
in 1976
Years of data
23
1976–2018

Enrolment in secondary education, male in Sri Lanka, 1976–2018

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1976199720181976: 533.6k number1981: 623.7k number1982: 631.4k number1983: 659.0k number1984: 684.6k number1985: 705.1k number1986: 733.2k number1987: 923.5k number1988: 956.6k number1989: 989.4k number1990: 1.0M number1991: 1.0M number1992: 1.1M number1993: 1.1M number1994: 1.1M number1995: 1.1M number2010: 1.3M number2011: 1.3M number2012: 1.3M number2013: 1.3M number2016: 1.3M number2017: 1.3M number2018: 1.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 1.33 million number for enrolment in secondary education, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.33 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 533,647 number, in 1976.

That places Sri Lanka 39th out of 202 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) in Sri Lanka, 1976 to 2018.
Year number Change
1976 533,647 number
1981 623,701 number +16.9%
1982 631,434 number +1.2%
1983 658,961 number +4.4%
1984 684,589 number +3.9%
1985 705,056 number +3.0%
1986 733,157 number +4.0%
1987 923,500 number +26.0%
1988 956,605 number +3.6%
1989 989,422 number +3.4%
1990 1.02 million number +2.8%
1991 1.02 million number +0.6%
1992 1.07 million number +4.0%
1993 1.10 million number +3.0%
1994 1.12 million number +2.5%
1995 1.13 million number +0.7%
2010 1.27 million number +11.7%
2011 1.28 million number +1.4%
2012 1.27 million number -0.8%
2013 1.28 million number +0.5%
2016 1.29 million number +0.7%
2017 1.29 million number +0.2%
2018 1.33 million number +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 533,647 number 533,647 number 533,647 number 1
1980s 767,381 number 623,701 number 989,422 number 9
1990s 1.08 million number 1.02 million number 1.13 million number 6
2010s 1.29 million number 1.27 million number 1.33 million number 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 36 Ghana 1.46 million number compare
  2. 37 Peru 1.44 million number compare
  3. 38 Canada 1.36 million number compare
  4. 40 Malaysia 1.29 million number compare
  5. 41 Australia 1.26 million number compare
  6. 42 Ukraine 1.25 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in secondary education, male in Sri Lanka?
Enrolment in secondary education, male in Sri Lanka was 1.33 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1.33 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 533,647 number in 1976.
How does Sri Lanka rank for enrolment in secondary education, male?
Sri Lanka ranks 39th out of 202 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in secondary education, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 Enrolment in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 8,155 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.