🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Socio-economic indicators, 2015
| Total population (in thousands) | 20,715 |
| Annual population growth (%) | 0.9 |
| Population aged 14 years and younger (in thousands) | 5,091 |
| Rural population (% of total population) | 82 |
| Total fertility rate (births per woman) | 2.1 |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) | 8 |
| Life expectancy at birth (years) | 75 |
| Prevalence of HIV (% of population aged 15-49 years) | 0.1 |
| Poverty headcount ratio at 2 PPP$ a day (% of population) | 14.6 |
| GDP per capita – PPP$ | 11,739 |
| Annual GDP growth (%) | 4.8 |
| Total debt service (% of GNI) | 4 |
| GDP in billions – PPP$ | 247 |
Education system & School-age population
| Years | School-age population | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary | 1 | 343,695 |
| Primary | 5 | 1,748,853 |
| Secondary | 8 | 2,658,756 |
| Tertiary* | 5 | 1,555,821 |
- Compulsory education lasts 9 years from age 5 to age 13
*ISCED 5A only
Source: UIS
