School age population, upper secondary education, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 713,846 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
713,846
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
55th
of 220 countries
All-time high
754,599
in 1998
All-time low
250,416
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
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 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Sri Lanka
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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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February 2026 Data Release