School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 329,624 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Sri Lanka, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 329,624 number for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2019.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 85.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 355,799 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 159,744 number, in 2002.
That places Sri Lanka 76th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, female (number) (School) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 167,832 number | — |
| 1971 | 169,875 number | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 172,477 number | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 175,076 number | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 176,822 number | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 176,768 number | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 176,551 number | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 175,449 number | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 174,124 number | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 173,520 number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 174,700 number | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 177,320 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 180,994 number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 184,997 number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 188,307 number | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 189,655 number | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 190,547 number | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 190,738 number | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 190,155 number | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 188,774 number | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 186,692 number | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 183,369 number | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 178,838 number | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 173,885 number | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 169,577 number | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 167,182 number | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 165,473 number | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 164,517 number | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 164,640 number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 163,548 number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 160,629 number | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 160,012 number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 159,744 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 160,010 number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 161,097 number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 163,348 number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 167,055 number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 171,150 number | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 174,919 number | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 177,440 number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 355,799 number | +100.5% |
| 2011 | 354,548 number | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 351,971 number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 348,779 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 347,521 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 344,695 number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 340,955 number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 336,632 number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 332,287 number | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 329,624 number | -0.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 329,624 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 158,506 number, 2.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 329,624 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 436,470 number, 76% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) 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 | +100.5% | 177,440 number | 355,799 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 173,849 number | 167,832 number | 176,822 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 185,619 number | 174,700 number | 190,738 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 171,772 number | 163,548 number | 186,692 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 165,540 number | 159,744 number | 177,440 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 344,281 number | 329,624 number | 355,799 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 73 Burundi 358,488 number compare
- 74 Togo 343,757 number compare
- 75 Benin 340,759 number compare
- 77 Sierra Leone 328,005 number compare
- 78 North Korea 326,096 number compare
- 79 Kyrgyzstan 311,811 number compare
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, pre-primary education, female in Sri Lanka?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Sri Lanka was 329,624 number in 2019, 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 355,799 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 159,744 number in 2002.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 76th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.8%. 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
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.