School age population, lower secondary education, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 692,800 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
692,800 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
58th
of 205 countries
All-time high
972,445 number
in 1995
All-time low
653,661 number
in 2008
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Sri Lanka, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Sri Lanka stood at 692,800 number.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 972,445 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 653,661 number, in 2008.
Sri Lanka ranks 58th of 205 countries on this measure, 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, male in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 768,506 number | — |
| 1971 | 786,243 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 800,204 number | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 809,690 number | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 815,417 number | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 820,326 number | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 829,107 number | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 838,586 number | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 849,298 number | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 860,673 number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 870,001 number | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 873,690 number | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 874,814 number | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 872,686 number | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 868,669 number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 866,901 number | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 871,406 number | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 881,417 number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 896,373 number | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 913,901 number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 930,442 number | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 945,443 number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 957,274 number | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 966,121 number | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 971,692 number | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 972,445 number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 965,151 number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 953,934 number | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 729,760 number | -23.5% |
| 1999 | 713,682 number | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 700,037 number | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 688,213 number | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 679,753 number | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 673,188 number | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 667,464 number | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 662,184 number | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 657,925 number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 655,135 number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 653,661 number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 654,502 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 658,427 number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 662,100 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 668,237 number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 675,007 number | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 681,076 number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 685,837 number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 688,981 number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 691,347 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 692,913 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 693,609 number | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 692,800 number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 817,805 number | 768,506 number | 860,673 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 878,986 number | 866,901 number | 913,901 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 910,594 number | 713,682 number | 972,445 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 669,206 number | 653,661 number | 700,037 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 679,753 number | 658,427 number | 693,609 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 692,800 number | 692,800 number | 692,800 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Sri Lanka?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Sri Lanka was 692,800 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 972,445 number in 1995.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 653,661 number in 2008.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 58th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.