Population aged 0-14, primary education and below in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Population aged 0-14, primary education and below was 0.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
27th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2016
All-time low
0.4%
in 2003
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Population aged 0-14, primary education and below in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.10.20.30.40.51992200520191992: 0.401 % of population with low edcuation1993: 0.392 % of population with low edcuation1994: 0.393 % of population with low edcuation1995: 0.395 % of population with low edcuation1996: 0.389 % of population with low edcuation1998: 0.394 % of population with low edcuation1999: 0.394 % of population with low edcuation2000: 0.386 % of population with low edcuation2001: 0.386 % of population with low edcuation2002: 0.39 % of population with low edcuation2003: 0.386 % of population with low edcuation2004: 0.388 % of population with low edcuation2006: 0.4 % of population with low edcuation2007: 0.407 % of population with low edcuation2008: 0.41 % of population with low edcuation2009: 0.393 % of population with low edcuation2011: 0.424 % of population with low edcuation2012: 0.444 % of population with low edcuation2013: 0.45 % of population with low edcuation2014: 0.453 % of population with low edcuation2015: 0.465 % of population with low edcuation2016: 0.466 % of population with low edcuation2019: 0.443 % of population with low edcuation

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low edcuation.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.4% for population aged 0-14, primary education and below in 2019.

That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 0-14, primary education and below in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2003.

That places Sri Lanka 27th out of 108 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Population aged 0-14, primary education and below in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 0-14, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of population with low edcuation Change
1992 0.4%
1993 0.4% -2.2%
1994 0.4% +0.1%
1995 0.4% +0.5%
1996 0.4% -1.5%
1998 0.4% +1.4%
1999 0.4% +0.1%
2000 0.4% -2.1%
2001 0.4% -0.0%
2002 0.4% +0.9%
2003 0.4% -1.0%
2004 0.4% +0.5%
2006 0.4% +3.0%
2007 0.4% +1.8%
2008 0.4% +0.8%
2009 0.4% -4.2%
2011 0.4% +7.9%
2012 0.4% +4.9%
2013 0.4% +1.3%
2014 0.5% +0.7%
2015 0.5% +2.7%
2016 0.5% +0.0%
2019 0.4% -4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 7
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 9
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 24 Philippines 0.5% compare
  2. 25 Mali 0.5% compare
  3. 26 Trinidad and Tobago 0.4% compare
  4. 28 Malawi 0.4% compare
  5. 29 Ethiopia 0.4% compare
  6. 30 Jordan 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 0-14, primary education and below in Sri Lanka?
Population aged 0-14, primary education and below in Sri Lanka was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 0-14, primary education and below recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest population aged 0-14, primary education and below recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2003.
How does Sri Lanka rank for population aged 0-14, primary education and below?
Sri Lanka ranks 27th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is population aged 0-14, primary education and below rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 Population aged 0-14, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 0-14, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation)
Unit
% of population with low edcuation
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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