School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) was 1.38 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.38 million number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
58th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.91 million number
in 1995
All-time low
1.29 million number
in 2008
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.38 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.91 million number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.29 million number, in 2008.
That places Sri Lanka 58th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.52 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.56 million number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 1.59 million number | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 1.60 million number | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 1.61 million number | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.62 million number | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 1.64 million number | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 1.66 million number | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 1.68 million number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.70 million number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 1.72 million number | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 1.72 million number | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.73 million number | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.72 million number | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.71 million number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.71 million number | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.72 million number | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.73 million number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 1.76 million number | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.80 million number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 1.83 million number | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 1.86 million number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.88 million number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.90 million number | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.91 million number | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.91 million number | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.89 million number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.87 million number | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.43 million number | -23.6% |
| 1999 | 1.40 million number | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.37 million number | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.35 million number | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.34 million number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.33 million number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.32 million number | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.31 million number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.30 million number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.29 million number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.29 million number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.29 million number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.30 million number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.31 million number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.33 million number | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.34 million number | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.36 million number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.37 million number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.38 million number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.38 million number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.38 million number | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.38 million number | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.38 million number | -0.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.38 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 353,248 number, 3.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1.38 million number is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.56 million number, 88% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.62 million number | 1.52 million number | 1.70 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.73 million number | 1.71 million number | 1.80 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.79 million number | 1.40 million number | 1.91 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 million number | 1.29 million number | 1.37 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 million number | 1.30 million number | 1.38 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 million number | 1.38 million number | 1.38 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 91.41 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.86 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 155,543 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 224,799 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka was 1.38 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 million number in 1995.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 million number in 2008.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Sri Lanka ranks 58th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.