Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) was 15,394 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
15,394 number
Change on year
up 15.6%
World rank
50th
of 140 countries
All-time high
15,394 number
in 2019
All-time low
5,362 number
in 2010
Years of data
8
2010–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in Sri Lanka, 2010–2019

5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k2010201420192010: 5.4k number2011: 6.1k number2012: 9.6k number2015: 7.0k number2016: 9.7k number2017: 12.0k number2018: 13.3k number2019: 15.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Sri Lanka stood at 15,394 number. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.6% on the previous year and up 187.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 15,394 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,362 number, in 2010.

Sri Lanka ranks 50th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in Sri Lanka, 2010 to 2019.
Year number Change
2010 5,362 number —
2011 6,128 number +14.3%
2012 9,605 number +56.7%
2015 7,003 number -27.1%
2016 9,652 number +37.8%
2017 11,966 number +24.0%
2018 13,315 number +11.3%
2019 15,394 number +15.6%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 15,394 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10,612 number, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 47 Denmark 19,114 number compare
  2. 48 Cameroon 18,929 number compare
  3. 49 Kuwait 18,051 number compare
  4. 51 Syria 14,896 number compare
  5. 52 Myanmar 14,417 number compare
  6. 53 Kenya 14,190 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Sri Lanka?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Sri Lanka was 15,394 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 15,394 number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 5,362 number in 2010.
How does Sri Lanka rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
Sri Lanka ranks 50th out of 140 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 187.1%. 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 tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,819 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).