SDG: Eastern Asia vs Sri Lanka: School age population, last grade of primary education, male

SDG: Eastern Asia
11.19 million
in 2024
Sri Lanka
174,684
in 2025
SDG: Eastern Asia rank
67th
Sri Lanka rank
69th

School age population, last grade of primary education, male over time

  • SDG: Eastern Asia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

SDG: Eastern Asia currently reports 11.19 million against 174,684 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 11.02 million.

That makes SDG: Eastern Asia's figure about 64.1 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, SDG: Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 67th and Sri Lanka ranks 69th of 221 groups.

SDG: Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Eastern Asia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 12.11 million 167,702 11.94 million SDG: Eastern Asia
1980s 13.73 million 180,226 13.55 million SDG: Eastern Asia
1990s 12.50 million 183,519 12.32 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2000s 12.27 million 173,907 12.09 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2010s 9.82 million 181,269 9.64 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2020s 10.61 million 180,860 10.43 million SDG: Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, male, SDG: Eastern Asia or Sri Lanka?
SDG: Eastern Asia, at 11.19 million against 174,684 in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, male between SDG: Eastern Asia and Sri Lanka?
11.02 million, with SDG: Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Eastern Asia and Sri Lanka?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do SDG: Eastern Asia and Sri Lanka rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 67th and Sri Lanka ranks 69th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, male (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, last grade of primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,699 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release