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

0.0029 units per person, with Jamaica ahead.

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

44 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.

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

Jamaica

0.0744 units per person

in 2024

Sri Lanka

0.0715 units per person

in 2023

Jamaica rank

135th

Sri Lanka rank

138th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

Jamaica
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.0744 units per person against 0.0715 units per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0029 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 135th and Sri Lanka ranks 138th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.1872 units per person	0.1199 units per person	0.0672 units per person	Jamaica
1980s	0.155 units per person	0.1382 units per person	0.0169 units per person	Jamaica
1990s	0.1399 units per person	0.1252 units per person	0.0147 units per person	Jamaica
2000s	0.1202 units per person	0.082 units per person	0.0383 units per person	Jamaica
2010s	0.0942 units per person	0.0827 units per person	0.0116 units per person	Jamaica
2020s	0.0735 units per person	0.0743 units per person	0.0008 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, Jamaica or Sri Lanka?: Jamaica, at 0.0744 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 Jamaica and Sri Lanka?: 0.0029 units per person, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sri Lanka?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Sri Lanka rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?: Jamaica ranks 135th 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.