New Zealand vs Sri Lanka: Primary education, pupils, per capita

New Zealand
0.0724 units per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.0715 units per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
136th
Sri Lanka rank
138th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0724 units per person against 0.0715 units per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0009 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 136th and Sri Lanka ranks 138th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0.131 units per person 0.1215 units per person 0.0094 units per person New Zealand
1980s 0.1054 units per person 0.1382 units per person 0.0327 units per person Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0925 units per person 0.1155 units per person 0.0229 units per person Sri Lanka
2000s 0.0856 units per person 0.0816 units per person 0.004 units per person New Zealand
2010s 0.0794 units per person 0.0827 units per person 0.0032 units per person Sri Lanka
2020s 0.0747 units per person 0.0743 units per person 0.0004 units per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, New Zealand or Sri Lanka?
New Zealand, at 0.0724 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 New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
0.0009 units per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Sri Lanka rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
New Zealand ranks 136th 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.