Brunei vs Sri Lanka: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Brunei
0.6%
in 2019
Sri Lanka
0.5%
in 2018
Brunei rank
149th
Sri Lanka rank
152nd

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • Brunei
  • Sri Lanka
0102030197719982019

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Brunei ranks 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 152nd of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 10.4% 21.5% 11.2% Sri Lanka
1980s 19.9% 1.8% 18.1% Brunei
2000s 0.4% 6.8% 6.4% Sri Lanka
2010s 0.4% 2.0% 1.6% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Brunei or Sri Lanka?
Brunei, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Brunei and Sri Lanka?
0.1%, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Sri Lanka?
10 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2018.
How do Brunei and Sri Lanka rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Brunei ranks 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 152nd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/