School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 670,628 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
670,628 number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
91st
of 199 countries
All-time high
715,976 number
in 2010
All-time low
670,628 number
in 2019
Years of data
10
2010–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sri Lanka, 2010–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2010201420192010: 716.0k number2011: 714.5k number2012: 710.8k number2013: 705.8k number2014: 702.8k number2015: 697.6k number2016: 691.2k number2017: 683.7k number2018: 675.9k number2019: 670.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 670,628 number for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sri Lanka peaked at 715,976 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 670,628 number, in 2019.

Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Sri Lanka, 2010 to 2019.
Year number Change
2010 715,976 number
2011 714,507 number -0.2%
2012 710,789 number -0.5%
2013 705,772 number -0.7%
2014 702,770 number -0.4%
2015 697,640 number -0.7%
2016 691,199 number -0.9%
2017 683,651 number -1.1%
2018 675,885 number -1.1%
2019 670,628 number -0.8%

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 88 Paraguay 692,789 number compare
  2. 89 Benin 691,778 number compare
  3. 90 Togo 689,454 number compare
  4. 92 Sierra Leone 657,168 number compare
  5. 93 Tunisia 627,358 number compare
  6. 94 United Arab Emirates 604,697 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sri Lanka?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sri Lanka was 670,628 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 715,976 number in 2010.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 670,628 number in 2019.
How does Sri Lanka rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Sri Lanka ranks 91st out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/