ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) vs Sri Lanka: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
47.59 million
in 2024
Sri Lanka
651,683
in 2025
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank
96th
Sri Lanka rank
93rd

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
  • Sri Lanka
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M199620102025

How they compare

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) currently reports 47.59 million against 651,683 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 46.94 million.

That makes ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)'s figure about 73.0 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 96th and Sri Lanka ranks 93rd of 194 groups.

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 66.78 million 340,812 66.44 million ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
2000s 60.77 million 349,140 60.42 million ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
2010s 60.68 million 720,067 59.96 million ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
2020s 56.20 million 669,276 55.53 million ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) or Sri Lanka?
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), at 47.59 million against 651,683 in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Sri Lanka?
46.94 million, with ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Sri Lanka?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Sri Lanka rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 96th and Sri Lanka ranks 93rd of 194 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
401 places, 9,808 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release