School age population, one year before than official … female than in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 163,494 number in 2020. ▼ 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 in Sri Lanka, 1970–2020
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 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 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.
School age population, one year before than official … female than in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 167,832 number | — |
| 1971 | 169,875 number | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 172,477 number | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 175,076 number | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 176,822 number | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 176,768 number | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 176,551 number | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 175,449 number | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 174,124 number | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 173,520 number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 174,700 number | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 177,320 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 180,994 number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 184,997 number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 188,307 number | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 189,655 number | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 190,547 number | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 190,738 number | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 190,155 number | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 188,774 number | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 186,692 number | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 183,369 number | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 178,838 number | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 173,885 number | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 169,577 number | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 167,182 number | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 165,473 number | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 164,517 number | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 164,640 number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 163,548 number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 160,629 number | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 160,012 number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 159,744 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 160,010 number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 161,097 number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 163,348 number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 167,055 number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 171,150 number | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 174,919 number | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 177,440 number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 177,643 number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 177,421 number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 176,462 number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 175,072 number | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 173,689 number | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 172,872 number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 171,143 number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 169,053 number | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 166,857 number | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 164,882 number | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 163,494 number | -0.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 163,494 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57,334 number, 2.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 163,494 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 216,802 number, 75% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Sri Lanka?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 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 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 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?
- Sri Lanka ranks 70th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry 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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About this data
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/