What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between South Sudan and Sri Lanka?

100,630 number, with South Sudan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Sri Lanka?

16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.

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.

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

South Sudan

1.79 million number

in 2020

Sri Lanka

1.69 million number

in 2020

South Sudan rank

70th

Sri Lanka rank

72nd

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

South Sudan
Sri Lanka

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 1.79 million number against 1.69 million number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 100,630 number.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

South Sudan ranks 70th and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Sudan	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.34 million number	1.66 million number	318,842 number	Sri Lanka
2010s	1.70 million number	1.74 million number	36,316 number	Sri Lanka
2020s	1.79 million number	1.69 million number	100,630 number	South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, South Sudan or Sri Lanka?: South Sudan, at 1.79 million number against 1.69 million number in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between South Sudan and Sri Lanka?: 100,630 number, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Sri Lanka?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
How do South Sudan and Sri Lanka rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?: South Sudan ranks 70th 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: 04 September 2026

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