School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 713,846 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Sri Lanka, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Sri Lanka is 713,846, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 754,599 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 250,416, in 1970.
That places Sri Lanka 55th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 250,416 | — |
| 1971 | 256,690 | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 262,354 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 267,724 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 275,951 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 287,406 | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 297,703 | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 304,456 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 307,843 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 311,116 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 315,831 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 321,366 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 324,974 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 325,521 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 328,674 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 331,814 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 334,355 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 337,296 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 337,389 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 337,250 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 337,526 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 332,678 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 337,073 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 348,065 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 357,399 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 369,542 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 382,234 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 386,455 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 754,599 | +95.3% |
| 1999 | 747,082 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 742,111 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 741,535 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 732,193 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 713,219 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 697,435 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 686,058 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 679,860 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 678,350 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 680,031 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 683,150 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 685,776 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 686,181 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 683,302 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 676,524 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 670,208 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 666,866 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 668,504 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 674,883 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 684,868 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 695,993 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 706,219 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 713,672 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 717,864 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 719,047 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 717,503 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 713,846 | -0.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 713,846 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 122,318, 5.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 713,846 is below the median for South Asia, which is 919,528, 78% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +95.3% | 386,455 | 754,599 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 282,166 | 250,416 | 311,116 | 10 |
| 1980s | 329,447 | 315,831 | 337,389 | 10 |
| 1990s | 435,265 | 332,678 | 754,599 | 10 |
| 2000s | 703,394 | 678,350 | 742,111 | 10 |
| 2010s | 679,310 | 666,866 | 695,993 | 10 |
| 2020s | 714,692 | 706,219 | 719,047 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Sri Lanka?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Sri Lanka was 713,846 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 754,599 in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 250,416 in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 55th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release