Population, ages 3-5, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Population, ages 3-5, female was 408,564 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, ages 3-5, female in Sri Lanka, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
In 2015, population, ages 3-5, female in Sri Lanka stood at 408,564. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 3-5, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 533,103 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 408,564, in 2015.
That places Sri Lanka 72nd 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 | 509,302 | 499,261 | 533,103 | 10 |
| 2000s | 453,270 | 430,637 | 496,528 | 10 |
| 2010s | 418,551 | 408,564 | 429,109 | 6 |
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More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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 73,333 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.95 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 3-5, female in Sri Lanka?
- Population, ages 3-5, female in Sri Lanka was 408,564 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 3-5, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 533,103 in 1990.
- What is the lowest population, ages 3-5, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 408,564 in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for population, ages 3-5, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 72nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 3-5, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 3-5, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population, ages 3-5, female is the total number of females age 3-5.