Population, age 5, total in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Population, age 5, total was 276,530 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 5, total in Sri Lanka, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 5, total in Sri Lanka is 276,530, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 5, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 367,041 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 276,530, in 2015.
Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 347,135 | 337,735 | 367,041 | 10 |
| 2000s | 309,535 | 293,625 | 340,679 | 10 |
| 2010s | 286,586 | 276,530 | 294,300 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 73,333 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.95 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 5, total in Sri Lanka?
- Population, age 5, total in Sri Lanka was 276,530 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 5, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 367,041 in 1990.
- What is the lowest population, age 5, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 276,530 in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for population, age 5, total?
- Sri Lanka ranks 72nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 5, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 Population, age 5, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.