An island nation of about 20 million people located off the southern coast of India, Sri Lanka has high literacy rates and a strong network of non-governmental organisations.
School-age Population by Education Level1 | ||
2,731,400 | 1,532,299 | |
Secondary | Tertiary | |
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Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Secondary Education for the school year ending 20181 |
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103% | 98% | |
Female | Male | |
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Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Tertiary Education for the school year ending 20191 |
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26% | 16% | |
Female | Male | |
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Percentage of female teachers in 1 | ||
71.1% | 53.8% | |
Secondary (2018) | Tertiary (2018) | |
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1. UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data Centre, retrieved in June 2021 |