What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Ecuador and Sri Lanka?

103,499 number, with Ecuador ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sri Lanka?

36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Sri Lanka: Enrolment in primary education, female

Ecuador

952,993 number

in 2018

Sri Lanka

849,494 number

in 2018

Ecuador rank

67th

Sri Lanka rank

69th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Ecuador
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 952,993 number against 849,494 number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 103,499 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Ecuador ranks 67th and Sri Lanka ranks 69th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	576,736 number	769,568 number	192,832 number	Sri Lanka
1980s	815,135 number	1.04 million number	222,392 number	Sri Lanka
1990s	902,438 number	925,947 number	23,509 number	Sri Lanka
2000s	985,038 number	811,072 number	173,967 number	Ecuador
2010s	998,575 number	861,340 number	137,235 number	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Ecuador or Sri Lanka?: Ecuador, at 952,993 number against 849,494 number in Sri Lanka as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Ecuador and Sri Lanka?: 103,499 number, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sri Lanka?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Ecuador and Sri Lanka rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Ecuador ranks 67th and Sri Lanka ranks 69th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.