Population, ages 14-19, total in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Population, ages 14-19, total was 1.76 million in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, ages 14-19, total in Sri Lanka, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.76 million for population, ages 14-19, total in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 14-19, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 2.22 million in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.76 million, in 2015.
That places Sri Lanka 66th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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 | 2.19 million | 2.12 million | 2.22 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.08 million | 1.93 million | 2.16 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 million | 1.76 million | 1.89 million | 6 |
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, ages 14-19, total in Sri Lanka?
- Population, ages 14-19, total in Sri Lanka was 1.76 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 14-19, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2.22 million in 1995.
- What is the lowest population, ages 14-19, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.76 million in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for population, ages 14-19, total?
- Sri Lanka ranks 66th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 14-19, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. 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 14-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 14-19, total is the total population age 14-19.