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

50,611 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, female (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, female

South Sudan

884,182 number

in 2020

Sri Lanka

833,571 number

in 2020

South Sudan rank

70th

Sri Lanka rank

71st

School age population, primary education, female over time

South Sudan
Sri Lanka

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 884,182 number against 833,571 number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 50,611 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 71st 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	662,404 number	817,320 number	154,916 number	Sri Lanka
2010s	841,825 number	864,186 number	22,361 number	Sri Lanka
2020s	884,182 number	833,571 number	50,611 number	South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, South Sudan or Sri Lanka?: South Sudan, at 884,182 number against 833,571 number in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between South Sudan and Sri Lanka?: 50,611 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, female?: South Sudan ranks 70th and Sri Lanka ranks 71st of 206 countries.
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)
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: 21 August 2026

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