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

Sri Lanka
334,173 number
in 2020
Syria
346,339 number
in 2020
Sri Lanka rank
70th
Syria rank
67th

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

  • Sri Lanka
  • Syria
0200.0k400.0k600.0k197019952020

How they compare

Syria currently reports 346,339 number against 334,173 number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 12,166 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 70th and Syria ranks 67th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 349,812 number 234,981 number 114,831 number Sri Lanka
1980s 374,067 number 341,293 number 32,774 number Sri Lanka
1990s 354,128 number 422,184 number 68,056 number Syria
2000s 332,598 number 478,278 number 145,680 number Syria
2010s 349,295 number 453,167 number 103,872 number Syria
2020s 334,173 number 346,339 number 12,166 number Syria

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, Sri Lanka or Syria?
Syria, at 346,339 number against 334,173 number in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Sri Lanka and Syria?
12,166 number, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Syria?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Sri Lanka and Syria rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Sri Lanka ranks 70th and Syria ranks 67th 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.