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
49th
of 105 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 49th of 105 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.

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. 46 Costa Rica 38.03 compare
  2. 47 Norway 36.97 compare
  3. 48 Germany 36.74 compare
  4. 50 Ecuador 36.2 compare
  5. 51 El Salvador 35.87 compare
  6. 52 Rwanda 35.57 compare

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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 49th out of 105 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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About this data

Indicator
Average age, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,487 data points, 1970–2021
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