Sri Lanka: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

Over five years it is down 29.34% from 149,818 in 2013 (6.71% a year on average, compounded). Since 1970 it is up 915.49% from 10,425 in 1970 (4.95% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 21 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2018, Sri Lanka's secondary education, vocational pupils rose 6,163 on 2017 (from 99,702 to 105,865).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2017), the average change was +6.55 and a typical year strayed about 4,936 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 17,005 in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 10,923 in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2018, Sri Lanka had the 20th highest value of the 64 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Sri Lanka in the 2018 ranking

• Mali — 17th of 64: 127,718
• Côte d'Ivoire — 18th of 64: 116,644
• Costa Rica — 19th of 64: 108,578
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 21st of 64: 94,557
• El Salvador — 22nd of 64: 91,653
• Rwanda — 23rd of 64: 88,574

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 28 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Bangladesh — 757,289 (2018)
• Bhutan — 1,583 (2018)
• India — 2.3 million (2017)
• Nepal — 42,255 (2019)

More education data for Sri Lanka

• Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 10 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 1.58 million (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 91.45% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 92.09% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 90.84% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1 (2020)
• Secondary education, general pupils

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Questions people ask

What is Sri Lanka's secondary education, vocational pupils?

105,865 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 915.49% from 10,425 in 1970 (4.95% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 150,783 in 2011 and the lowest 0 in 1981.

How does Sri Lanka rank?

20th highest of 64 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in secondary education, vocational pupils unusual for Sri Lanka?

In 2018, Sri Lanka's secondary education, vocational pupils rose 6,163 on 2017 (from 99,702 to 105,865). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1971 to 2017), the average change was +6.55 and a typical year strayed about 4,936 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.VO, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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