Kazakhstan vs Sri Lanka: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Kazakhstan
1.51 million number
in 2020
Sri Lanka
1.69 million number
in 2020
Kazakhstan rank
75th
Sri Lanka rank
72nd

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.69 million number against 1.51 million number in Kazakhstan, a difference of 181,390 number.

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

Across all 51 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Kazakhstan ranks 75th and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 206 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 981,714 number 1.72 million number 736,417 number Sri Lanka
1980s 967,811 number 1.83 million number 859,144 number Sri Lanka
1990s 1.17 million number 1.81 million number 637,905 number Sri Lanka
2000s 1.04 million number 1.64 million number 608,180 number Sri Lanka
2010s 1.08 million number 1.74 million number 655,359 number Sri Lanka
2020s 1.51 million number 1.69 million number 181,390 number Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Kazakhstan or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1.69 million number against 1.51 million number in Kazakhstan as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka?
181,390 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Kazakhstan ranks 75th and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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