Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 235,090 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
235,090 number
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
55th
of 196 countries
All-time high
258,530 number
in 2015
All-time low
218,777 number
in 2010
Years of data
9
2010–2018

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Sri Lanka, 2010–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2010201420182010: 218.8k number2011: 224.5k number2012: 228.4k number2013: 234.3k number2014: 243.0k number2015: 258.5k number2016: 254.7k number2017: 251.9k number2018: 235.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Sri Lanka stood at 235,090 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 258,530 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 218,777 number, in 2010.

That places Sri Lanka 55th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) in Sri Lanka, 2010 to 2018.
Year number Change
2010 218,777 number
2011 224,503 number +2.6%
2012 228,420 number +1.7%
2013 234,267 number +2.6%
2014 242,985 number +3.7%
2015 258,530 number +6.4%
2016 254,676 number -1.5%
2017 251,884 number -1.1%
2018 235,090 number -6.7%

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 52 Canada 248,071 number
  2. 53 Algeria 241,922 number
  3. 54 Democratic Republic of Congo 240,601 number compare
  4. 56 Netherlands 233,214 number compare
  5. 57 Sweden 224,467 number compare
  6. 58 Belgium 219,347 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Sri Lanka?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Sri Lanka was 235,090 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 258,530 number in 2015.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 218,777 number in 2010.
How does Sri Lanka rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
Sri Lanka ranks 55th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,204 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.