School age population, tertiary education, female in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: School age population, tertiary education, female was 772,765 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
772,765 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
60th
of 203 countries
All-time high
903,982 number
in 2002
All-time low
598,551 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, tertiary education, female in Sri Lanka, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 772,765 number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 903,982 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 598,551 number, in 1970.

Sri Lanka ranks 60th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

School age population, tertiary education, female in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, female (number) in Sri Lanka, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 598,551 number
1971 608,316 number +1.6%
1972 621,268 number +2.1%
1973 639,242 number +2.9%
1974 661,028 number +3.4%
1975 686,705 number +3.9%
1976 713,678 number +3.9%
1977 736,846 number +3.2%
1978 753,813 number +2.3%
1979 765,805 number +1.6%
1980 772,722 number +0.9%
1981 773,101 number +0.0%
1982 774,511 number +0.2%
1983 779,179 number +0.6%
1984 786,709 number +1.0%
1985 797,785 number +1.4%
1986 809,878 number +1.5%
1987 820,518 number +1.3%
1988 827,500 number +0.9%
1989 830,770 number +0.4%
1990 829,550 number -0.1%
1991 826,217 number -0.4%
1992 824,710 number -0.2%
1993 827,938 number +0.4%
1994 835,780 number +0.9%
1995 848,593 number +1.5%
1996 857,157 number +1.0%
1997 867,186 number +1.2%
1998 876,712 number +1.1%
1999 886,231 number +1.1%
2000 896,042 number +1.1%
2001 902,649 number +0.7%
2002 903,982 number +0.1%
2003 899,571 number -0.5%
2004 889,965 number -1.1%
2005 875,212 number -1.7%
2006 853,523 number -2.5%
2007 835,194 number -2.1%
2008 822,189 number -1.6%
2009 814,223 number -1.0%
2010 811,886 number -0.3%
2011 807,485 number -0.5%
2012 803,306 number -0.5%
2013 798,108 number -0.6%
2014 792,346 number -0.7%
2015 785,719 number -0.8%
2016 775,436 number -1.3%
2017 768,892 number -0.8%
2018 768,050 number -0.1%
2019 772,765 number +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 678,525 number 598,551 number 765,805 number 10
1980s 797,267 number 772,722 number 830,770 number 10
1990s 848,007 number 824,710 number 886,231 number 10
2000s 869,255 number 814,223 number 903,982 number 10
2010s 788,399 number 768,050 number 811,886 number 10

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 57 Guatemala 833,818 number compare
  2. 58 Malawi 807,084 number compare
  3. 59 Mali 797,460 number compare
  4. 61 Australia 762,221 number compare
  5. 62 Cambodia 747,673 number compare
  6. 63 Ecuador 744,909 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Sri Lanka?
School age population, tertiary education, female in Sri Lanka was 772,765 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 903,982 number in 2002.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 598,551 number in 1970.
How does Sri Lanka rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Sri Lanka ranks 60th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.