School age population, upper secondary education, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 679,759 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
679,759 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
48th
of 205 countries
All-time high
741,276 number
in 1998
All-time low
260,284 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Sri Lanka, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 679,759 number for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2020.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 741,276 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 260,284 number, in 1970.
Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 205 countries on this measure, 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, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 260,284 number | — |
| 1971 | 271,208 number | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 283,357 number | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 295,505 number | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 306,140 number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 312,477 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 314,930 number | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 315,638 number | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 316,032 number | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 316,874 number | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 319,736 number | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 323,285 number | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 327,720 number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 332,477 number | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 336,605 number | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 338,047 number | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 336,343 number | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 334,231 number | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 332,356 number | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 331,696 number | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 334,612 number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 341,237 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 348,564 number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 355,137 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 361,076 number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 365,647 number | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 366,756 number | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 367,893 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 741,276 number | +101.5% |
| 1999 | 735,708 number | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 724,920 number | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 707,464 number | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 690,114 number | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 675,804 number | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 665,131 number | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 657,831 number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 653,141 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 651,647 number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 651,298 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 650,769 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 648,928 number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 640,919 number | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 634,794 number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 632,925 number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 635,844 number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 642,910 number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 650,991 number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 660,471 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 668,994 number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 675,579 number | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 679,759 number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 299,244 number | 260,284 number | 316,874 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 331,250 number | 319,736 number | 338,047 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 431,791 number | 334,612 number | 741,276 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 672,812 number | 650,769 number | 724,920 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 649,236 number | 632,925 number | 675,579 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 679,759 number | 679,759 number | 679,759 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 45 Mozambique 725,858 number compare
- 46 Niger 709,436 number compare
- 47 Republic of Korea 700,755 number compare
- 49 Zimbabwe 667,629 number compare
- 50 Saudi Arabia 662,225 number compare
- 51 Burkina Faso 655,960 number compare
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, upper secondary education, female in Sri Lanka?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Sri Lanka was 679,759 number in 2020, 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 741,276 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 260,284 number in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 48th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.