School age population, primary education, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School age population, primary education, female was 833,571 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
833,571 number
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
71st
of 206 countries
All-time high
943,469 number
in 1989
All-time low
795,898 number
in 2004
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Sri Lanka, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Sri Lanka is 833,571 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 943,469 number in 1989 and was at its lowest, 795,898 number, in 2004.
Sri Lanka ranks 71st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, primary education, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 815,590 number | — |
| 1971 | 819,867 number | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 826,940 number | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 836,861 number | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 848,265 number | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 858,176 number | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 867,053 number | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 870,986 number | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 869,776 number | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 864,883 number | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 859,672 number | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 858,346 number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 862,409 number | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 872,770 number | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 888,562 number | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 906,016 number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 919,239 number | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 930,691 number | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 939,169 number | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 943,469 number | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 943,389 number | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 942,860 number | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 935,492 number | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 920,782 number | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 900,333 number | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 878,221 number | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 859,265 number | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 843,349 number | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 825,783 number | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 819,509 number | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 811,839 number | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 806,504 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 802,032 number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 798,263 number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 795,898 number | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 796,109 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 802,538 number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 813,591 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 828,815 number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 845,547 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 859,765 number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 868,367 number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 873,473 number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 874,651 number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 872,742 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 869,503 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 866,540 number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 860,843 number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 852,751 number | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 843,225 number | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 833,571 number | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 847,840 number | 815,590 number | 870,986 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 898,034 number | 858,346 number | 943,469 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 886,898 number | 819,509 number | 943,389 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 810,114 number | 795,898 number | 845,547 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 864,186 number | 843,225 number | 874,651 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 833,571 number | 833,571 number | 833,571 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 91.45 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Sri Lanka?
- School age population, primary education, female in Sri Lanka was 833,571 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 943,469 number in 1989.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 795,898 number in 2004.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 71st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.