Sri Lanka: Tertiary school enrollment
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| Sri Lanka |
Tertiary school enrollment, percent of all eligible children |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 22.96 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1970 - 2022 |
| Average | 10.00 |
| Min - Max | 1.05 - 22.96 |
| Source | UNESCO |
The latest value from 2022 is 22.96 percent, an increase from 21.36 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 41.01 percent, based on data from 51 countries. Historically, the average for Sri Lanka from 1970 to 2022 is 10 percent. The minimum value, 1.05 percent, was reached in 1970 while the maximum of 22.96 percent was recorded in 2022.
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The tertiary school enrollment in Sri Lanka is the number of students in tertiary level education as percent of all people who have finished secondary school in the last five years.
Definition: 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.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Education spending, percent of GDP | 1.20 | 2022 | percent |
| Education spending, percent of government spending | 5.35 | 2022 | percent |
| Literacy rate | 92.43 | 2021 | percent |
| Female literacy rate, ages 15-24 | 99.14 | 2021 | percent |
| Male literacy rate, ages 15-24 | 98.71 | 2021 | percent |
| Youth literacy rate, ages 15-24 | 98.93 | 2021 | percent |
| Student teacher ratio, primary school | 21.74 | 2018 | students per teacher |
| Primary school completion rate | 98.56 | 2021 | percent |
| School starting age, primary school | 5 | 2022 | years |
| Female to male ratio, primary school pupils | 1.00 | 2020 | percent |
| Female to male ratio, secondary school students | 1.05 | 2018 | percent |
| Female to male ratio, students at tertiary level education | 1.40 | 2022 | percent |
| Preprimary school enrollment | 71.84 | 2020 | percent |
| Primary school enrollment | 95.92 | 2022 | percent |
| Secondary school enrollment | 89.48 | 2022 | percent |
| Tertiary school enrollment | 22.96 | 2022 | percent |
| Trained teachers in primary education | 87.63 | 2021 | percent |