School age population, secondary education, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School age population, secondary education, female was 1.37 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.37 million number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
52nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.44 million number
in 1998
All-time low
1.01 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Sri Lanka, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, female in Sri Lanka stood at 1.37 million number.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.44 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.01 million number, in 1970.
Sri Lanka ranks 52nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.01 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.04 million number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 1.07 million number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 1.09 million number | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 1.11 million number | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.11 million number | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 1.12 million number | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 1.13 million number | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.14 million number | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 1.16 million number | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 1.17 million number | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 1.17 million number | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.18 million number | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.18 million number | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.18 million number | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.18 million number | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.18 million number | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.19 million number | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.20 million number | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.22 million number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.24 million number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.26 million number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.27 million number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.29 million number | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.30 million number | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.30 million number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.30 million number | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.29 million number | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.44 million number | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 1.42 million number | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.40 million number | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.37 million number | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.35 million number | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.33 million number | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.31 million number | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.30 million number | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.29 million number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.29 million number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.29 million number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.29 million number | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.29 million number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.29 million number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.29 million number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.30 million number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.31 million number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.33 million number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.34 million number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.35 million number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.36 million number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.36 million number | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.37 million number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.10 million number | 1.01 million number | 1.16 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 million number | 1.17 million number | 1.22 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.31 million number | 1.24 million number | 1.44 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 million number | 1.29 million number | 1.40 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 million number | 1.29 million number | 1.36 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 million number | 1.37 million number | 1.37 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Sri Lanka
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Sri Lanka?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Sri Lanka was 1.37 million number in 2020, 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 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 million number in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 52nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.