School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (age) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (age) was 319,064 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Sri Lanka, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 319,064 for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2025.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 362,356 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 154,822, in 1994.
That places Sri Lanka 81st out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (age) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 165,843 | — |
| 1971 | 167,090 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 168,527 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 172,776 | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 173,825 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 173,822 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 174,419 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 172,960 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 173,661 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 172,497 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 171,736 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 175,262 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 179,613 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 183,057 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 190,824 | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 195,965 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 195,057 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 195,381 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 182,564 | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 173,693 | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 168,991 | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 163,446 | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 158,293 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 156,367 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 154,822 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 158,794 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 161,659 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 163,134 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 166,346 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 167,514 | +0.7% |
| 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% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 319,064 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 132,876, 2.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 319,064 is below the median for South Asia, which is 428,944, 74% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (age) in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +101.9% | 178,790 | 360,963 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 171,542 | 165,843 | 174,419 | 10 |
| 1980s | 184,315 | 171,736 | 195,965 | 10 |
| 1990s | 161,937 | 154,822 | 168,991 | 10 |
| 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
- 78 Sierra Leone 338,980 compare
- 79 North Korea 332,648 compare
- 80 Honduras 331,985 compare
- 82 Kyrgyzstan 315,651 compare
- 83 Australia 297,554 compare
- 84 Romania 293,113 compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Sri Lanka?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Sri Lanka was 319,064 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 362,356 in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 154,822 in 1994.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 81st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release