School age population, secondary education, female (number) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School age population, secondary education, female (number) was 1.41 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.41 million
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
58th
of 220 countries
All-time high
1.44 million
in 1998
All-time low
940,932
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, female in Sri Lanka, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.41 million for school age population, secondary education, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.44 million in 1998 and was at its lowest, 940,932, in 1970.
That places Sri Lanka 58th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female (number) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 940,932 | — |
| 1971 | 969,043 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 995,993 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 1.02 million | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 1.05 million | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 1.07 million | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 1.09 million | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 1.11 million | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 1.12 million | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 1.14 million | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 1.15 million | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 1.17 million | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.18 million | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 1.18 million | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.18 million | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.18 million | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.18 million | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.19 million | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.20 million | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.21 million | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.22 million | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.24 million | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.27 million | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 1.30 million | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.31 million | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.31 million | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.30 million | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.29 million | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.44 million | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 1.43 million | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.43 million | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.43 million | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.42 million | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.39 million | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.38 million | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.37 million | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.36 million | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.36 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.36 million | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.36 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.36 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.36 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.36 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.35 million | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.36 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.37 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.38 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.39 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.41 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.42 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.43 million | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.43 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.43 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.42 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.42 million | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.41 million | -0.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.41 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 340,608, 4.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1.41 million is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.68 million, 84% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.05 million | 940,932 | 1.14 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 million | 1.15 million | 1.21 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.31 million | 1.22 million | 1.44 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 million | 1.36 million | 1.43 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 million | 1.35 million | 1.42 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 million | 1.41 million | 1.43 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Sri Lanka?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Sri Lanka was 1.41 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 million in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 940,932 in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 58th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release