GPE: Region 1 vs Sri Lanka: Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

GPE: Region 1
104.31 million
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.58 million
in 2023
GPE: Region 1 rank
77th
Sri Lanka rank
75th

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

  • GPE: Region 1
  • Sri Lanka
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M197019972024

How they compare

GPE: Region 1 currently reports 104.31 million against 1.58 million in Sri Lanka, a difference of 102.73 million.

That makes GPE: Region 1's figure about 66.2 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, GPE: Region 1 has been ahead every year.

GPE: Region 1 ranks 77th and Sri Lanka ranks 75th of 221 groups.

GPE: Region 1 has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Region 1 Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 19.18 million 1.63 million 17.54 million GPE: Region 1
1980s 30.40 million 2.15 million 28.25 million GPE: Region 1
1990s 38.61 million 1.95 million 36.67 million GPE: Region 1
2000s 63.73 million 1.66 million 62.07 million GPE: Region 1
2010s 89.23 million 1.75 million 87.48 million GPE: Region 1
2020s 102.37 million 1.64 million 100.73 million GPE: Region 1

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, GPE: Region 1 or Sri Lanka?
GPE: Region 1, at 104.31 million against 1.58 million in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between GPE: Region 1 and Sri Lanka?
102.73 million, with GPE: Region 1 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Region 1 and Sri Lanka?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do GPE: Region 1 and Sri Lanka rank globally for enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
GPE: Region 1 ranks 77th and Sri Lanka ranks 75th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in 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 primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
439 places, 21,662 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number) with 607 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.