Sri Lanka - Lower secondary completion rate
Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)
Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Sri Lanka was 98.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 102.06 in 2006, while its lowest value was 38.89 in 1970.
Definition: Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 38.89 |
| 1985 | 80.55 |
| 1986 | 88.05 |
| 1987 | 67.78 |
| 1989 | 70.98 |
| 1990 | 70.38 |
| 1991 | 70.76 |
| 1992 | 72.80 |
| 1998 | 86.71 |
| 2001 | 91.50 |
| 2002 | 91.90 |
| 2003 | 94.76 |
| 2005 | 98.92 |
| 2006 | 102.06 |
| 2007 | 98.75 |
| 2009 | 93.15 |
| 2010 | 97.30 |
| 2011 | 96.51 |
| 2012 | 93.46 |
| 2013 | 96.06 |
| 2014 | 96.45 |
| 2015 | 96.08 |
| 2016 | 94.88 |
| 2017 | 96.09 |
| 2019 | 98.10 |
Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)
Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Sri Lanka was 97.83 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 99.47 in 2006, while its lowest value was 35.75 in 1970.
Definition: Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 35.75 |
| 1985 | 67.14 |
| 1986 | 75.96 |
| 1987 | 60.98 |
| 1989 | 64.05 |
| 1990 | 64.13 |
| 1991 | 63.91 |
| 1992 | 66.04 |
| 1998 | 80.33 |
| 2001 | 87.55 |
| 2002 | 89.07 |
| 2003 | 91.71 |
| 2005 | 95.34 |
| 2006 | 99.47 |
| 2007 | 95.98 |
| 2009 | 89.63 |
| 2010 | 97.86 |
| 2011 | 96.34 |
| 2012 | 91.22 |
| 2013 | 94.30 |
| 2014 | 95.39 |
| 2015 | 96.13 |
| 2016 | 94.63 |
| 2017 | 96.75 |
| 2019 | 97.83 |
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Sri Lanka was 97.96 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 100.75 in 2006, while its lowest value was 7.00 in 1976.
Definition: Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 37.30 |
| 1971 | 37.65 |
| 1972 | 42.42 |
| 1973 | 57.13 |
| 1974 | 53.22 |
| 1975 | 55.84 |
| 1976 | 7.00 |
| 1977 | 19.65 |
| 1979 | 76.54 |
| 1980 | 77.15 |
| 1981 | 61.37 |
| 1982 | 38.34 |
| 1983 | 69.94 |
| 1984 | 78.73 |
| 1985 | 73.74 |
| 1986 | 81.91 |
| 1987 | 64.32 |
| 1989 | 67.46 |
| 1990 | 67.20 |
| 1991 | 67.28 |
| 1992 | 69.36 |
| 1998 | 83.46 |
| 2001 | 89.48 |
| 2002 | 90.46 |
| 2003 | 93.21 |
| 2005 | 97.11 |
| 2006 | 100.75 |
| 2007 | 97.35 |
| 2009 | 91.37 |
| 2010 | 97.59 |
| 2011 | 96.43 |
| 2012 | 92.33 |
| 2013 | 95.18 |
| 2014 | 95.92 |
| 2015 | 96.11 |
| 2016 | 94.75 |
| 2017 | 96.42 |
| 2019 | 97.96 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
