What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Sri Lanka?

5,545 girls, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Sri Lanka?

12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Sri Lanka: Girls and boys who are out of school

Bolivia, Plurinational State of

66,961 girls

in 2024

Sri Lanka

72,506 girls

in 2023

Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank

52nd

Sri Lanka rank

49th

Girls and boys who are out of school over time

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 72,506 girls against 66,961 girls in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, a difference of 5,545 girls.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia, Plurinational State of's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 52nd and Sri Lanka ranks 49th of 180 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8,265 girls	77,241 girls	68,976 girls	Sri Lanka
2010s	61,715 girls	53,111 girls	8,603 girls	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2020s	24,387 girls	65,434 girls	41,047 girls	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 72,506 girls against 66,961 girls in Bolivia, Plurinational State of as of 2023.
What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Sri Lanka?: 5,545 girls, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Sri Lanka?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Sri Lanka rank globally for girls and boys who are out of school?: Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 52nd and Sri Lanka ranks 49th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Girls and boys who are out of school
Unit: girls
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 3,583 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.