Australia vs Sri Lanka: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

Australia
329,315 number
in 2020
Sri Lanka
334,173 number
in 2020
Australia rank
72nd
Sri Lanka rank
70th

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time

  • Australia
  • Sri Lanka
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019952020

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 334,173 number against 329,315 number in Australia, a difference of 4,858 number.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 72nd and Sri Lanka ranks 70th of 206 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 250,927 number 349,812 number 98,886 number Sri Lanka
1980s 241,307 number 374,067 number 132,760 number Sri Lanka
1990s 260,018 number 354,128 number 94,110 number Sri Lanka
2000s 263,118 number 332,598 number 69,479 number Sri Lanka
2010s 306,229 number 349,295 number 43,066 number Sri Lanka
2020s 329,315 number 334,173 number 4,858 number Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, both, Australia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 334,173 number against 329,315 number in Australia as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Australia and Sri Lanka?
4,858 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sri Lanka?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Australia and Sri Lanka rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Australia ranks 72nd and Sri Lanka ranks 70th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.