School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 679,759 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
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 (number) 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% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 679,759 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 117,196 number, 5.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 679,759 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 957,570 number, 71% 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 | +101.5% | 367,893 number | 741,276 number |
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 South 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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 91.41 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.86 (2023)
- 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)
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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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.