Secondary education, general pupils in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Secondary education, general pupils was 2.62 million in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils in Sri Lanka, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2018, secondary education, general pupils in Sri Lanka stood at 2.62 million. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils in Sri Lanka peaked at 2.62 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 930,897, in 1970.
Sri Lanka ranks 37th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.08 million | 930,897 | 1.24 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.55 million | 1.26 million | 2.02 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.21 million | 2.08 million | 2.32 million | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.30 million | 2.23 million | 2.42 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.48 million | 2.39 million | 2.62 million | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 73,333 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.1% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 90.8% (2023)
- Labor force, female 33.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 8.26 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils in Sri Lanka?
- Secondary education, general pupils in Sri Lanka was 2.62 million in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 930,897 in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for secondary education, general pupils?
- Sri Lanka ranks 37th out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.