School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 637,929 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
637,929 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
43rd
of 164 countries
All-time high
637,929 number
in 2019
All-time low
321,305 number
in 2012
Years of data
10
2010–2019

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Sri Lanka, 2010–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2010201420192010: 326.5k number2011: 324.8k number2012: 321.3k number2013: 635.3k number2014: 629.3k number2015: 625.7k number2016: 620.9k number2017: 621.8k number2018: 628.3k number2019: 637.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 637,929 number for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in 2019. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 95.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Sri Lanka peaked at 637,929 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 321,305 number, in 2012.

Sri Lanka ranks 43rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Sri Lanka, 2010 to 2019.
Year number Change
2010 326,505 number
2011 324,783 number -0.5%
2012 321,305 number -1.1%
2013 635,338 number +97.7%
2014 629,312 number -0.9%
2015 625,731 number -0.6%
2016 620,945 number -0.8%
2017 621,770 number +0.1%
2018 628,329 number +1.1%
2019 637,929 number +1.5%

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Sri Lanka?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Sri Lanka was 637,929 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 637,929 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 321,305 number in 2012.
How does Sri Lanka rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
Sri Lanka ranks 43rd out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 95.4%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.