What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Ecuador and Sri Lanka?

112,104 number, with Ecuador ahead.

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

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Sri Lanka: School age population, primary education, male

Ecuador

968,157 number

in 2020

Sri Lanka

856,053 number

in 2020

Ecuador rank

69th

Sri Lanka rank

72nd

School age population, primary education, male over time

Ecuador
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 968,157 number against 856,053 number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 112,104 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Ecuador ranks 69th and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	567,358 number	870,292 number	302,934 number	Sri Lanka
1980s	700,688 number	928,921 number	228,232 number	Sri Lanka
1990s	818,728 number	922,520 number	103,792 number	Sri Lanka
2000s	921,142 number	834,219 number	86,922 number	Ecuador
2010s	952,008 number	875,319 number	76,690 number	Ecuador
2020s	968,157 number	856,053 number	112,104 number	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Ecuador or Sri Lanka?: Ecuador, at 968,157 number against 856,053 number in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Ecuador and Sri Lanka?: 112,104 number, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sri Lanka?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Ecuador and Sri Lanka rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?: Ecuador ranks 69th 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, male (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, male (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

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