Children out of school, primary, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Children out of school, primary, female was 72,506 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary, female in Sri Lanka, 2001–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 72,506 for children out of school, primary, female in 2023.
The figure is up 24.2% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 77,241 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 25,083, in 2001.
Sri Lanka ranks 49th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25,083 | — |
| 2002 | 35,547 | +41.7% |
| 2003 | 48,915 | +37.6% |
| 2004 | 41,495 | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 67,837 | +63.5% |
| 2006 | 67,815 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 65,221 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 64,782 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 77,241 | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 61,863 | -19.9% |
| 2011 | 64,928 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 68,556 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 63,482 | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 59,949 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 39,227 | -34.6% |
| 2016 | 38,181 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 39,506 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 42,310 | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 58,361 | +37.9% |
| 2023 | 72,506 | +24.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54,882 | 25,083 | 77,241 | 9 |
| 2010s | 53,111 | 38,181 | 68,556 | 9 |
| 2020s | 65,434 | 58,361 | 72,506 | 2 |
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More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4555 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.5206 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3876 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 439,099 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.72 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Sri Lanka?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Sri Lanka was 72,506 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 77,241 in 2009.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,083 in 2001.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 49th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.