School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 670,628 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
670,628 number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
76th
of 206 countries
All-time high
715,976 number
in 2010
All-time low
325,407 number
in 2002
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka is 670,628 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 87.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka peaked at 715,976 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 325,407 number, in 2002.
Sri Lanka ranks 76th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 340,209 number | — |
| 1971 | 344,436 number | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 349,666 number | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 354,852 number | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 358,410 number | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 358,569 number | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 358,281 number | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 356,295 number | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 353,900 number | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 352,932 number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 355,466 number | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 360,904 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 368,404 number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 376,527 number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 383,247 number | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 386,051 number | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 388,112 number | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 388,736 number | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 387,766 number | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 385,138 number | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 381,011 number | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 374,350 number | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 365,208 number | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 355,148 number | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 346,307 number | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 341,228 number | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 337,561 number | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 335,273 number | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 334,780 number | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 332,358 number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 326,587 number | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 325,641 number | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 325,407 number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 326,140 number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 328,270 number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 332,331 number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 339,269 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 346,743 number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 353,402 number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 357,526 number | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 715,976 number | +100.3% |
| 2011 | 714,507 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 710,789 number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 705,772 number | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 702,770 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 697,640 number | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 691,199 number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 683,651 number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 675,885 number | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 670,628 number | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 352,755 number | 340,209 number | 358,569 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 378,035 number | 355,466 number | 388,736 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 350,322 number | 332,358 number | 381,011 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 336,132 number | 325,407 number | 357,526 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 696,882 number | 670,628 number | 715,976 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 73 Burundi 722,488 number compare
- 74 Benin 691,778 number compare
- 75 Togo 689,454 number compare
- 77 North Korea 667,616 number compare
- 78 Sierra Leone 657,168 number compare
- 79 Kyrgyzstan 640,128 number 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 school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka was 670,628 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 715,976 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 325,407 number in 2002.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Sri Lanka ranks 76th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.6%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.