School age population, primary education, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School age population, primary education, male was 856,053 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
856,053 number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
72nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
979,533 number
in 1991
All-time low
821,705 number
in 2005
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Sri Lanka, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 856,053 number for school age population, primary education, male in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 979,533 number in 1991 and was at its lowest, 821,705 number, in 2005.
Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, primary education, male in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 834,148 number | — |
| 1971 | 839,963 number | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 848,071 number | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 858,591 number | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 870,409 number | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 880,945 number | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 890,260 number | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 894,924 number | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 894,699 number | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 890,910 number | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 886,752 number | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 886,703 number | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 891,731 number | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 902,777 number | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 919,014 number | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 936,728 number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 950,992 number | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 963,402 number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 972,868 number | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 978,241 number | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 979,230 number | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 979,533 number | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 972,768 number | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 958,310 number | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 937,625 number | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 914,776 number | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 895,743 number | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 879,130 number | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 858,362 number | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 849,726 number | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 839,766 number | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 833,326 number | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 828,413 number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 824,602 number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 822,155 number | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 821,705 number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 827,096 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 836,263 number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 848,278 number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 860,587 number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 869,631 number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 875,398 number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 879,472 number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 881,369 number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 881,232 number | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 879,612 number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 878,258 number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 875,017 number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 869,882 number | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 863,315 number | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 856,053 number | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 870,292 number | 834,148 number | 894,924 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 928,921 number | 886,703 number | 978,241 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 922,520 number | 849,726 number | 979,533 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 834,219 number | 821,705 number | 860,587 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 875,319 number | 863,315 number | 881,369 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 856,053 number | 856,053 number | 856,053 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 69 Ecuador 968,157 number compare
- 70 South Sudan 906,068 number compare
- 71 Ukraine 876,300 number compare
- 73 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 851,852 number compare
- 74 Kazakhstan 775,522 number compare
- 75 Chile 772,991 number compare
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, male in Sri Lanka?
- School age population, primary education, male in Sri Lanka was 856,053 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 979,533 number in 1991.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 821,705 number in 2005.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 72nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.