Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male was 86,721 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
86,721 number
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
50th
of 105 countries
All-time high
102,208 number
in 2014
All-time low
81,409 number
in 2017
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in Sri Lanka, 2013–2019

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k2013201620192013: 91.2k number2014: 102.2k number2015: 89.3k number2016: 83.3k number2017: 81.4k number2018: 85.5k number2019: 86.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in Sri Lanka is 86,721 number, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

That places Sri Lanka 50th out of 105 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male (number) in Sri Lanka, 2013 to 2019.
Year number Change
2013 91,226 number —
2014 102,208 number +12.0%
2015 89,252 number -12.7%
2016 83,281 number -6.7%
2017 81,409 number -2.2%
2018 85,497 number +5.0%
2019 86,721 number +1.4%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 86,721 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 108,508 number, 80% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 47 Portugal 93,131 number compare
  2. 48 Hungary 87,369 number compare
  3. 49 Cuba 87,257 number compare
  4. 51 Sweden 86,707 number compare
  5. 52 Azerbaijan 86,377 number compare
  6. 53 Tanzania 86,243 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in Sri Lanka?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in Sri Lanka was 86,721 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 102,208 number in 2014.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 81,409 number in 2017.
How does Sri Lanka rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male?
Sri Lanka ranks 50th out of 105 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
148 places, 1,002 data points, 1999–2020
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Total number of male students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the bachelors or equivalent (ISCED 6) level.