Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Sri Lanka
341,722 number
in 2020
Zimbabwe
381,612 number
in 2020
Sri Lanka rank
65th
Zimbabwe rank
62nd

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 381,612 number against 341,722 number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 39,890 number.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 65th and Zimbabwe ranks 62nd of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 337,090 number 157,659 number 179,431 number Sri Lanka
1980s 356,700 number 231,059 number 125,641 number Sri Lanka
1990s 369,199 number 310,809 number 58,391 number Sri Lanka
2000s 326,683 number 322,163 number 4,520 number Sri Lanka
2010s 345,465 number 336,122 number 9,343 number Sri Lanka
2020s 341,722 number 381,612 number 39,890 number Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Sri Lanka or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 381,612 number against 341,722 number in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe?
39,890 number, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Sri Lanka ranks 65th and Zimbabwe ranks 62nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.