Sri Lanka vs UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Sri Lanka
439,099
in 2023
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
26.38 million
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
59th
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank
62nd

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
010.0M20.0M30.0M197319982024

How they compare

UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 26.38 million against 439,099 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 25.95 million.

That makes UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 60.1 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 59th and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 62nd of 214 countries.

UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 476,374 19.38 million 18.91 million UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 430,559 23.72 million 23.29 million UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Sri Lanka or UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, at 26.38 million against 439,099 in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Sri Lanka and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
25.95 million, with UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Sri Lanka ranks 59th and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 62nd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
435 places, 19,298 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.