School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 163,494 number in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
163,494 number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
70th
of 202 countries
All-time high
190,738 number
in 1987
All-time low
159,744 number
in 2002
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Sri Lanka, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 163,494 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Sri Lanka peaked at 190,738 number in 1987 and was at its lowest, 159,744 number, in 2002.

Sri Lanka ranks 70th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 173,849 number 167,832 number 176,822 number 10
1980s 185,619 number 174,700 number 190,738 number 10
1990s 171,772 number 163,548 number 186,692 number 10
2000s 165,540 number 159,744 number 177,440 number 10
2010s 172,509 number 164,882 number 177,643 number 10
2020s 163,494 number 163,494 number 163,494 number 1

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 67 Benin 171,531 number compare
  2. 68 Rwanda 169,285 number compare
  3. 69 Syrian Arab Republic 168,830 number compare
  4. 71 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 162,212 number compare
  5. 72 Australia 160,795 number compare
  6. 73 Ecuador 159,067 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Sri Lanka

All data for Sri Lanka β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Sri Lanka?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Sri Lanka was 163,494 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 190,738 number in 1987.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 159,744 number in 2002.
How does Sri Lanka rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Sri Lanka ranks 70th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/