School age population, early childhood education, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School age population, early childhood education, female was 319,064 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in Sri Lanka, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, female in Sri Lanka stood at 319,064.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 362,356 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 167,342, in 2004.
That places Sri Lanka 92nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 167,514 | — |
| 2000 | 167,663 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 168,117 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 167,804 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 168,012 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 167,342 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 170,317 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 174,413 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 175,886 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 177,249 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 178,790 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 360,963 | +101.9% |
| 2011 | 362,162 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 362,356 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 360,235 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 357,210 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 353,262 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 350,663 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 350,822 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 347,758 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 340,492 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 334,343 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 330,168 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 327,327 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 324,884 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 322,061 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 319,064 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 167,514 | 167,514 | 167,514 | 1 |
| 2000s | 171,559 | 167,342 | 178,790 | 10 |
| 2010s | 354,592 | 340,492 | 362,356 | 10 |
| 2020s | 326,308 | 319,064 | 334,343 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Sri Lanka?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Sri Lanka was 319,064 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 362,356 in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 167,342 in 2004.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 92nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release