Secondary education, pupils in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Secondary education, pupils was 2.54 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Sri Lanka, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2023, secondary education, pupils in Sri Lanka stood at 2.54 million.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Sri Lanka peaked at 2.73 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 941,322, in 1970.
Sri Lanka ranks 49th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.07 million | 941,322 | 1.15 million | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.55 million | 1.27 million | 2.02 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.21 million | 2.08 million | 2.32 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.61 million | 2.52 million | 2.73 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.56 million | 2.54 million | 2.60 million | 3 |
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 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (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, total 8.26 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 33.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Sri Lanka?
- Secondary education, pupils in Sri Lanka was 2.54 million in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2.73 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 941,322 in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Sri Lanka ranks 49th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.