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

45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.

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.

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

Sri Lanka

1.69 million number

in 2020

Ukraine

1.70 million number

in 2014

Sri Lanka rank

72nd

Ukraine rank

71st

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

Sri Lanka
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 1.70 million number against 1.69 million number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 11,730 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ukraine ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 72nd and Ukraine ranks 71st of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.72 million number	2.21 million number	487,146 number	Ukraine
1980s	1.83 million number	2.20 million number	373,902 number	Ukraine
1990s	1.81 million number	2.18 million number	367,988 number	Ukraine
2000s	1.64 million number	1.76 million number	116,323 number	Ukraine
2010s	1.75 million number	1.60 million number	146,274 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, Sri Lanka or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 1.70 million number against 1.69 million number in Sri Lanka as of 2014.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Sri Lanka and Ukraine?: 11,730 number, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Ukraine?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Sri Lanka and Ukraine rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?: Sri Lanka ranks 72nd and Ukraine ranks 71st 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.