School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 1.36 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.36 million number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
48th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.51 million number
in 1998
All-time low
528,238 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka is 1.36 million number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.51 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 528,238 number, in 1970.
That places Sri Lanka 48th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 528,238 number | — |
| 1971 | 549,398 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 572,867 number | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 596,312 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 616,972 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 629,671 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 635,199 number | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 637,463 number | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 639,115 number | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 641,559 number | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 647,721 number | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 655,248 number | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 664,392 number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 674,120 number | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 682,523 number | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 685,553 number | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 682,253 number | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 678,220 number | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 674,727 number | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 673,764 number | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 679,991 number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 693,331 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 708,195 number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 721,659 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 733,942 number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 743,535 number | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 745,319 number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 747,508 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.51 million number | +101.8% |
| 1999 | 1.50 million number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.48 million number | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.44 million number | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.40 million number | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.37 million number | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.35 million number | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.33 million number | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.32 million number | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.31 million number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.31 million number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.31 million number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.31 million number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.29 million number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.28 million number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.27 million number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.28 million number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.29 million number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.31 million number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.32 million number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.34 million number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.35 million number | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.36 million number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 604,679 number | 528,238 number | 641,559 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 671,852 number | 647,721 number | 685,553 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 877,985 number | 679,991 number | 1.51 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 million number | 1.31 million number | 1.48 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.30 million number | 1.27 million number | 1.35 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 million number | 1.36 million number | 1.36 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 45 South Korea 1.46 million number compare
- 46 Niger 1.44 million number compare
- 47 Mozambique 1.44 million number compare
- 49 Saudi Arabia 1.35 million number compare
- 50 Burkina Faso 1.34 million number compare
- 51 Zimbabwe 1.33 million number compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 64,434 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,899 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 222,100 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 136,118 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -6.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka was 1.36 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 million number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 528,238 number in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Sri Lanka ranks 48th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.