Average age, primary education and below in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Average age, primary education and below was 36.36 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
36.36
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
51st
of 108 countries
All-time high
36.36
in 2019
All-time low
31.2
in 1992
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Average age, primary education and below in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

0102030401992200520191992: 31.21993: 321994: 31.61995: 32.71996: 31.61998: 32.31999: 32.62000: 33.32001: 34.12002: 33.22003: 33.52004: 33.52006: 34.62007: 34.82008: 34.62009: 35.72011: 34.82012: 342013: 34.22014: 34.42015: 34.22016: 34.52019: 36.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, average age, primary education and below in Sri Lanka stood at 36.36. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, primary education and below in Sri Lanka peaked at 36.36 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.2, in 1992.

Sri Lanka ranks 51st of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Average age, primary education and below in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Average age, primary education and below in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1992 31.2 —
1993 32.04 +2.7%
1994 31.61 -1.3%
1995 32.71 +3.5%
1996 31.64 -3.3%
1998 32.28 +2.0%
1999 32.64 +1.1%
2000 33.29 +2.0%
2001 34.06 +2.3%
2002 33.25 -2.4%
2003 33.48 +0.7%
2004 33.48 +0.0%
2006 34.57 +3.3%
2007 34.82 +0.7%
2008 34.62 -0.6%
2009 35.66 +3.0%
2011 34.75 -2.6%
2012 34 -2.2%
2013 34.19 +0.5%
2014 34.41 +0.7%
2015 34.18 -0.7%
2016 34.54 +1.0%
2019 36.36 +5.3%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 36.36 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35.1, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 32.02 31.2 32.71 7
2000s 34.14 33.25 35.66 9
2010s 34.63 34 36.36 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 48 Costa Rica 38.03 compare
  2. 49 Norway 36.97 compare
  3. 50 Germany 36.74 compare
  4. 52 Ecuador 36.2 compare
  5. 53 El Salvador 35.87 compare
  6. 54 Rwanda 35.57 compare

See the full ranking of 108 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, primary education and below in Sri Lanka?
Average age, primary education and below in Sri Lanka was 36.36 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, primary education and below recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 36.36 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age, primary education and below recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 31.2 in 1992.
How does Sri Lanka rank for average age, primary education and below?
Sri Lanka ranks 51st out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age, primary education and below rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
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