Population of compulsory school age, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Population of compulsory school age, female was 1.87 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.87 million
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
61st
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.96 million
in 2019
All-time low
1.51 million
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Population of compulsory school age, female in Sri Lanka, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.87 million for population of compulsory school age, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.96 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.51 million, in 1998.
Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.51 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.52 million | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.53 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.53 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.53 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.53 million | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.52 million | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.52 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.52 million | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.53 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.53 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.54 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.54 million | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.55 million | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.56 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.58 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.59 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.60 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.94 million | +21.5% |
| 2017 | 1.95 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.96 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.96 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.95 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.94 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.93 million | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.91 million | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.89 million | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 1.87 million | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.52 million | 1.51 million | 1.52 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.53 million | 1.52 million | 1.54 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 million | 1.54 million | 1.96 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.92 million | 1.87 million | 1.95 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 58 Zambia 1.97 million compare
- 59 North Korea 1.93 million compare
- 60 Republic of Korea 1.88 million compare
- 62 Australia 1.77 million compare
- 63 Kazakhstan 1.74 million compare
- 64 Poland 1.71 million compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 64,434 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,899 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 222,100 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 136,118 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -6.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in Sri Lanka?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Sri Lanka was 1.87 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 million in 1998.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 61st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release