School age population, tertiary education, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School age population, tertiary education, male was 769,608 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Sri Lanka, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 769,608 number for school age population, tertiary education, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 918,176 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 618,374 number, in 1970.
That places Sri Lanka 62nd out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, male in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 618,374 number | — |
| 1971 | 627,813 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 640,050 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 656,939 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 677,440 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 701,665 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 727,012 number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 749,475 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 766,755 number | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 779,740 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 788,122 number | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 789,972 number | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 793,203 number | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 799,563 number | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 808,451 number | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 820,255 number | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 831,534 number | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 841,452 number | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 848,140 number | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 851,593 number | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 851,109 number | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 848,056 number | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 847,167 number | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 851,180 number | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 859,874 number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 873,502 number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 878,896 number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 886,588 number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 894,702 number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 903,735 number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 913,986 number | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 918,176 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 916,293 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 908,433 number | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 895,900 number | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 879,609 number | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 851,890 number | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 826,801 number | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 807,246 number | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 794,292 number | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 789,761 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 784,523 number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 781,099 number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 777,786 number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 775,183 number | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 773,114 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 766,619 number | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 763,160 number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 764,249 number | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 769,608 number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 694,526 number | 618,374 number | 779,740 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 817,228 number | 788,122 number | 851,593 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 869,481 number | 847,167 number | 903,735 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 871,263 number | 794,292 number | 918,176 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 774,510 number | 763,160 number | 789,761 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, male in Sri Lanka?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Sri Lanka was 769,608 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 918,176 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 618,374 number in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 62nd out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.