Sri Lanka vs Ukraine: Primary education, pupils

Sri Lanka

1.58 million

in 2023

Ukraine

1.40 million

in 2024

Sri Lanka rank

75th

Ukraine rank

77th

Primary education, pupils over time

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.58 million against 1.40 million in Ukraine, a difference of 178,430.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ukraine ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 75th and Ukraine ranks 77th of 206 countries.

Indicator: Primary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.