Brazil vs Sri Lanka: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Brazil
0.0713 units per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.0715 units per person
in 2023
Brazil rank
140th
Sri Lanka rank
138th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Brazil
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0715 units per person against 0.0713 units per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Brazil ranks 140th and Sri Lanka ranks 138th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1319 units per person 0.1215 units per person 0.0103 units per person Brazil
1980s 0.1289 units per person 0.1372 units per person 0.0083 units per person Sri Lanka
1990s 0.127 units per person 0.1224 units per person 0.0046 units per person Brazil
2000s 0.1013 units per person 0.082 units per person 0.0193 units per person Brazil
2010s 0.0813 units per person 0.0827 units per person 0.0014 units per person Sri Lanka
2020s 0.0726 units per person 0.0743 units per person 0.0017 units per person Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Brazil or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0715 units per person against 0.0713 units per person in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Brazil and Sri Lanka?
0.0002 units per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sri Lanka?
46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Sri Lanka rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Brazil ranks 140th and Sri Lanka ranks 138th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.