What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Denmark and Sri Lanka?

0.0008 units per person, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sri Lanka?

49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.

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.

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

Denmark

0.0723 units per person

in 2024

Sri Lanka

0.0715 units per person

in 2023

Denmark rank

137th

Sri Lanka rank

138th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

Denmark
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.0723 units per person against 0.0715 units per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0008 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Denmark ranks 137th and Sri Lanka ranks 138th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0925 units per person	0.1199 units per person	0.0274 units per person	Sri Lanka
1980s	0.0805 units per person	0.1382 units per person	0.0577 units per person	Sri Lanka
1990s	0.0647 units per person	0.1155 units per person	0.0508 units per person	Sri Lanka
2000s	0.0758 units per person	0.0814 units per person	0.0056 units per person	Sri Lanka
2010s	0.0815 units per person	0.0827 units per person	0.0012 units per person	Sri Lanka
2020s	0.0751 units per person	0.0743 units per person	0.0008 units per person	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Denmark or Sri Lanka?: Denmark, at 0.0723 units per person against 0.0715 units per person in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Denmark and Sri Lanka?: 0.0008 units per person, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sri Lanka?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Sri Lanka rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?: Denmark ranks 137th 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: 02 September 2026

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.