ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) vs Sri Lanka: School age population, primary education, female

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
56.05 million
in 2024
Sri Lanka
821,018
in 2025
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank
72nd
Sri Lanka rank
71st

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) currently reports 56.05 million against 821,018 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 55.23 million.

That makes ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)'s figure about 68.3 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 72nd and Sri Lanka ranks 71st of 221 groups.

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 63.99 million 833,687 63.15 million ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
1980s 61.76 million 898,908 60.86 million ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
1990s 61.44 million 847,715 60.60 million ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
2000s 55.68 million 845,920 54.84 million ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
2010s 51.37 million 890,725 50.48 million ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
2020s 55.57 million 854,142 54.71 million ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) or Sri Lanka?
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), at 56.05 million against 821,018 in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Sri Lanka?
55.23 million, with ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Sri Lanka?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Sri Lanka rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 72nd and Sri Lanka ranks 71st of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (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, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release