School age population, pre-primary education, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 332,619 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
332,619
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
82nd
of 222 countries
All-time high
370,896
in 2011
All-time low
161,364
in 1994
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Sri Lanka, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Sri Lanka stood at 332,619.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 370,896 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 161,364, in 1994.
Sri Lanka ranks 82nd of 222 countries on this measure, 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, male in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 171,226 | — |
| 1971 | 172,427 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 173,918 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 178,272 | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 179,349 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 179,361 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 179,956 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 178,473 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 179,104 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 177,811 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 176,964 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 180,614 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 185,274 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 189,068 | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 197,449 | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 203,031 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 202,371 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 203,010 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 189,729 | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 180,522 | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 175,742 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 170,092 | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 164,887 | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 162,941 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 161,364 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 165,259 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 168,136 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 169,351 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 172,295 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 173,298 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 173,487 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 174,053 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 173,876 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 174,322 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 173,887 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 176,872 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 180,767 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 181,885 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 182,788 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 183,872 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 370,330 | +101.4% |
| 2011 | 370,896 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 370,623 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 368,872 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 366,306 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 362,893 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 362,805 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 365,266 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 362,143 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 354,611 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 348,238 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 343,969 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 341,097 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 338,601 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 335,691 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 332,619 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 176,990 | 171,226 | 179,956 | 10 |
| 1980s | 190,803 | 176,964 | 203,031 | 10 |
| 1990s | 168,336 | 161,364 | 175,742 | 10 |
| 2000s | 177,581 | 173,487 | 183,872 | 10 |
| 2010s | 365,474 | 354,611 | 370,896 | 10 |
| 2020s | 340,036 | 332,619 | 348,238 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 79 Honduras 347,787 compare
- 80 Sierra Leone 344,803 compare
- 81 Kyrgyzstan 332,914 compare
- 83 Australia 313,743 compare
- 84 Romania 309,294 compare
- 85 Dominican Republic 286,993 compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Sri Lanka?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Sri Lanka was 332,619 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 370,896 in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 161,364 in 1994.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 82nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release