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Sri Lanka: Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes

157,499count · 2023+3184.8% since 2013

Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes (number). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator OFST.1.CP. Annual figures for Sri Lanka from 2001 to 2023.

20012023

Every year

YearValue (count)Note
2023157,499.334
2022135,381.603
202134,687.199
202013,115.699
20198,815.233
20183,098.501
20176,060.542
201668,933
201571,920
2014115,948
20134,794.78
2012134,633
2011128,905
2010125,454
2009156,822
2008131,890
2007131,089UIS_EST
2006135,227
2005137,154
2004133,718
200398,948
200273,117
200154,134

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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UIS (2026). Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-ofst-1-cp (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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