School age population, pre-primary education, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 341,004 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
341,004 number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
77th
of 206 countries
All-time high
360,177 number
in 2010
All-time low
165,629 number
in 2001
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, male 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, male in Sri Lanka is 341,004 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 89.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 360,177 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 165,629 number, in 2001.
That places Sri Lanka 77th 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, male in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 172,377 number | — |
| 1971 | 174,561 number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 177,189 number | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 179,776 number | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 181,588 number | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 181,801 number | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 181,730 number | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 180,846 number | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 179,776 number | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 179,412 number | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 180,766 number | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 183,584 number | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 187,410 number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 191,530 number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 194,940 number | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 196,396 number | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 197,565 number | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 197,998 number | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 197,611 number | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 196,364 number | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 194,319 number | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 190,981 number | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 186,370 number | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 181,263 number | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 176,730 number | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 174,046 number | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 172,088 number | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 170,756 number | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 170,140 number | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 168,810 number | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 165,958 number | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 165,629 number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 165,663 number | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 166,130 number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 167,173 number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 168,983 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 172,214 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 175,593 number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 178,483 number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 180,086 number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 360,177 number | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 359,959 number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 358,818 number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 356,993 number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 355,249 number | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 352,945 number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 350,244 number | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 347,019 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 343,598 number | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 341,004 number | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 178,906 number | 172,377 number | 181,801 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 192,416 number | 180,766 number | 197,998 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 178,550 number | 168,810 number | 194,319 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 170,591 number | 165,629 number | 180,086 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 352,601 number | 341,004 number | 360,177 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 74 Benin 351,019 number compare
- 75 Togo 345,697 number compare
- 76 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 341,520 number compare
- 78 Sierra Leone 329,163 number compare
- 79 Kyrgyzstan 328,317 number compare
- 80 Tunisia 322,589 number 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 341,004 number in 2019, 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 360,177 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 165,629 number in 2001.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 77th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.4%. 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, pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.