Benin vs Sri Lanka: Children out of school, primary, male

Benin
77,007
in 2022
Sri Lanka
84,993
in 2023
Benin rank
50th
Sri Lanka rank
47th

Children out of school, primary, male over time

  • Benin
  • Sri Lanka
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k198420032023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 84,993 against 77,007 in Benin, a difference of 7,986.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 177 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 63,757 71,367 7,610 Sri Lanka
2010s 40,174 50,864 10,690 Sri Lanka
2020s 77,007 77,020 13.3 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, male, Benin or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 84,993 against 77,007 in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary, male between Benin and Sri Lanka?
7,986, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sri Lanka?
8 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
How do Benin and Sri Lanka rank globally for children out of school, primary, male?
Benin ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th 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, male. 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, male
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,680 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.