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. βΌ Falling
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Sri Lanka, 1970β2020
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
| 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 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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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/