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Sri Lanka: School enrollment, tertiary

20.74percent · 2023+16.8% since 2013

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level. Annual figures for Sri Lanka from 1970 to 2023.

19702023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202320.741
202222.368
202120.782
202020.161
201919.456
201817.887
201717.194
201617.151
201518.173
201417.87
201317.766
201216.323
201114.673
201015.844
19944.75
19863.964
19853.895
19844.309
19834.164
19823.758
19812.935
19792.904
19781.246
19771.228
19751.195
19741.154
19731.146
19711.191
19701.06

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). School enrollment, tertiary. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-school-enrollment-tertiary (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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