Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 11,114 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
11,114 number
Change on year
down 63.9%
World rank
92nd
of 149 countries
All-time high
179,668 number
in 2011
All-time low
11,114 number
in 2018
Years of data
6
2010–2018

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Sri Lanka, 2010–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2010201420182010: 177.3k number2011: 179.7k number2012: 170.9k number2013: 140.7k number2017: 30.8k number2018: 11.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 11,114 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 63.9% on the previous year and down 93.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Sri Lanka peaked at 179,668 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11,114 number, in 2018.

That places Sri Lanka 92nd out of 149 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Sri Lanka, 2010 to 2018.
Year number Change
2010 177,256 number
2011 179,668 number +1.4%
2012 170,894 number -4.9%
2013 140,708 number -17.7%
2017 30,820 number -78.1%
2018 11,114 number -63.9%

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 89 Kyrgyzstan 13,738 number compare
  2. 90 Suriname 12,697 number compare
  3. 91 Canada 11,505 number compare
  4. 93 Serbia 10,608 number compare
  5. 94 Belarus 10,430 number compare
  6. 95 Albania 8,663 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Sri Lanka?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Sri Lanka was 11,114 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 179,668 number in 2011.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 11,114 number in 2018.
How does Sri Lanka rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Sri Lanka ranks 92nd out of 149 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 93.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/