What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Nepal and Sri Lanka?

0.29 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.

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

48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nepal vs Sri Lanka: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Nepal

25.19 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Sri Lanka

25.48 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Nepal rank

45th

Sri Lanka rank

44th

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

Nepal
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 25.48 units per square kilometre against 25.19 units per square kilometre in Nepal, a difference of 0.29 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Nepal ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	4.29 units per square kilometre	25.87 units per square kilometre	21.58 units per square kilometre	Sri Lanka
1980s	12.28 units per square kilometre	34.25 units per square kilometre	21.97 units per square kilometre	Sri Lanka
1990s	21.68 units per square kilometre	32.04 units per square kilometre	10.36 units per square kilometre	Sri Lanka
2000s	29.21 units per square kilometre	26.29 units per square kilometre	2.91 units per square kilometre	Nepal
2010s	31.02 units per square kilometre	28.08 units per square kilometre	2.95 units per square kilometre	Nepal
2020s	24.54 units per square kilometre	26.51 units per square kilometre	1.97 units per square kilometre	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Nepal or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 25.48 units per square kilometre against 25.19 units per square kilometre in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Nepal and Sri Lanka?: 0.29 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sri Lanka?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Nepal and Sri Lanka rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?: Nepal ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 02 September 2026

Primary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.