School age population, secondary education, male (number) (age male) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School age population, secondary education, male (number) (age male) was 1.37 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.37 million number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
53rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.50 million number
in 1998
All-time low
1.04 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Sri Lanka, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in Sri Lanka is 1.37 million number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.50 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.04 million number, in 1970.
That places Sri Lanka 53rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, male (number) (age male) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.04 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.06 million number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 1.09 million number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 1.11 million number | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 1.13 million number | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.14 million number | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 1.15 million number | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 1.16 million number | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.17 million number | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 1.19 million number | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.20 million number | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 1.21 million number | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 1.21 million number | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.21 million number | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.21 million number | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.21 million number | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.22 million number | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.23 million number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.24 million number | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.26 million number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.28 million number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.30 million number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.32 million number | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.33 million number | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.34 million number | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.35 million number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.34 million number | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.33 million number | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.50 million number | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 1.48 million number | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.45 million number | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.42 million number | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.39 million number | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.37 million number | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.35 million number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.34 million number | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.32 million number | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.31 million number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.31 million number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.31 million number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.31 million number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.31 million number | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.31 million number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.32 million number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.33 million number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.34 million number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.34 million number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.35 million number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.36 million number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.37 million number | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.37 million number | +0.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.37 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 345,117 number, 4.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1.37 million number is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.75 million number, 78% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.12 million number | 1.04 million number | 1.19 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 million number | 1.20 million number | 1.26 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.36 million number | 1.28 million number | 1.50 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 million number | 1.31 million number | 1.45 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 million number | 1.31 million number | 1.37 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 million number | 1.37 million number | 1.37 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 91.41 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.86 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Sri Lanka?
- School age population, secondary education, male 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, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.50 million number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 million number in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 53rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.