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 169,217 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 169,217 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Sri Lanka peaked at 197,998 number in 1987 and was at its lowest, 165,629 number, in 2001.
That places Sri Lanka 72nd out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 | 178,906 number | 172,377 number | 181,801 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 192,416 number | 180,766 number | 197,998 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 178,550 number | 168,810 number | 194,319 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 170,591 number | 165,629 number | 180,086 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 176,323 number | 170,579 number | 179,615 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 169,217 number | 169,217 number | 169,217 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 169,217 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 197,998 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 165,629 number in 2001.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
- Sri Lanka ranks 72nd 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 5.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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/