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# Sri Lanka has the largest % of people aged 65 or above in South Asia
- URL: https://www.examiner.media/more-than-a-third-of-state-schools-have-a-student-size-of-less-than-100/
- Published: 2026-08-21T08:58:58.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-21T13:07:31.000Z
- Author: The Examiner
- Tags: chart, maintag-Chart, Week-32-2026

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Source: [Ministry of Education](https://dmb.moe.gov.lk/showStat2024.php?ref=examiner.media)

Nearly 1 in 8 (12.5%) Sri Lankans were aged 65 or above in 2025\. India, the next highest in South Asia, has 7.4%.