ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) vs Sri Lanka: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
6.3%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.5%
in 2023
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank
147th
Sri Lanka rank
146th

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time

  • ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
  • Sri Lanka
051015201220182024

How they compare

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) currently reports 6.3% against 0.5% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 5.8%.

That makes ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)'s figure about 14.0 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 147th and Sri Lanka ranks 146th of 214 groups.

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2010s 8.0% 0.6% 7.4% ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
2020s 3.7% 0.3% 3.3% ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) or Sri Lanka?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), at 6.3% against 0.5% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) and Sri Lanka?
5.8%, with ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) and Sri Lanka?
9 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) and Sri Lanka rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 147th and Sri Lanka ranks 146th of 214 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
397 places, 6,744 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release