School age population, tertiary education, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School age population, tertiary education, female was 772,765 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Sri Lanka, 1970–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.