Population, ages 12-16, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Population, ages 12-16, male was 748,003 in 2015. βΌ Falling
Population, ages 12-16, male in Sri Lanka, 1990β2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
In 2015, population, ages 12-16, male in Sri Lanka stood at 748,003. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 12-16, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 953,411 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 748,003, in 2015.
Sri Lanka ranks 66th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 935,498 | 897,894 | 953,411 | 10 |
| 2000s | 845,328 | 786,788 | 885,368 | 10 |
| 2010s | 759,148 | 748,003 | 774,008 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 12-16, male in Sri Lanka?
- Population, ages 12-16, male in Sri Lanka was 748,003 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 12-16, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 953,411 in 1994.
- What is the lowest population, ages 12-16, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 748,003 in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for population, ages 12-16, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 66th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 12-16, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 12-16, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population, ages 12-16, male is the total number of males age 12-16.