Madagascar vs Sri Lanka: Children out of school, primary, female

Madagascar
78,735
in 2020
Sri Lanka
72,506
in 2023
Madagascar rank
46th
Sri Lanka rank
49th

Children out of school, primary, female over time

  • Madagascar
  • Sri Lanka
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197219972023

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 78,735 against 72,506 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 6,229.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 46th and Sri Lanka ranks 49th of 177 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 394,002 36,515 357,487 Madagascar
2010s 6,270 47,451 41,181 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, female, Madagascar or Sri Lanka?
Madagascar, at 78,735 against 72,506 in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary, female between Madagascar and Sri Lanka?
6,229, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sri Lanka?
6 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Madagascar and Sri Lanka rank globally for children out of school, primary, female?
Madagascar ranks 46th and Sri Lanka ranks 49th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children out of school, primary, female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,681 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.