School age population, upper secondary education, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 678,611 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
678,611 number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
51st
of 205 countries
All-time high
767,196 number
in 1998
All-time low
267,954 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Sri Lanka, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 678,611 number for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 767,196 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 267,954 number, in 1970.
That places Sri Lanka 51st 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, male in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 267,954 number | — |
| 1971 | 278,190 number | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 289,510 number | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 300,807 number | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 310,832 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 317,194 number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 320,269 number | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 321,825 number | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 323,083 number | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 324,685 number | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 327,985 number | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 331,963 number | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 336,672 number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 341,643 number | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 345,918 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 347,506 number | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 345,910 number | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 343,989 number | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 342,371 number | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 342,068 number | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 345,379 number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 352,094 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 359,631 number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 366,522 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 372,866 number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 377,888 number | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 378,563 number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 379,615 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 767,196 number | +102.1% |
| 1999 | 762,193 number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 751,761 number | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 731,406 number | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 711,960 number | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 696,134 number | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 684,144 number | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 675,547 number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 664,674 number | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 659,233 number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 657,286 number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 656,928 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 656,419 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 647,993 number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 642,409 number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 641,322 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 644,316 number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 650,247 number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 654,435 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 660,584 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 667,298 number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 673,575 number | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 678,611 number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 305,435 number | 267,954 number | 324,685 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 340,602 number | 327,985 number | 347,506 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 446,195 number | 345,379 number | 767,196 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 688,907 number | 656,928 number | 751,761 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 653,860 number | 641,322 number | 673,575 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 678,611 number | 678,611 number | 678,611 number | 1 |
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More education data for Sri Lanka
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Sri Lanka?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Sri Lanka was 678,611 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 767,196 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 267,954 number in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 51st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.