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 10,082 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
10,082 number
Change on year
down 56.9%
World rank
80th
of 148 countries
All-time high
95,409 number
in 2011
All-time low
10,082 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

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k2010201420182010: 91.7k number2011: 95.4k number2012: 92.8k number2013: 79.6k number2017: 23.4k number2018: 10.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 10,082 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 56.9% on the previous year and down 89.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Sri Lanka peaked at 95,409 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10,082 number, in 2018.

That places Sri Lanka 80th out of 148 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, female (number) in Sri Lanka, 2010 to 2018.
Year number Change
2010 91,683 number
2011 95,409 number +4.1%
2012 92,767 number -2.8%
2013 79,580 number -14.2%
2017 23,394 number -70.6%
2018 10,082 number -56.9%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 10,082 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15,685 number, 64% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 77 Slovakia 11,100 number compare
  2. 78 Greece 11,089 number compare
  3. 79 Russian Federation 10,839 number compare
  4. 81 Palestine, State of 10,068 number compare
  5. 82 Mongolia 9,784 number
  6. 83 Kyrgyzstan 9,110 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 10,082 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 95,409 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 10,082 number in 2018.
How does Sri Lanka rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Sri Lanka ranks 80th out of 148 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 89.0%. 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 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/