Benin vs Sri Lanka: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita
Benin
9.6%
in 2022
Sri Lanka
9.1%
in 2023
Benin rank
54th
Sri Lanka rank
57th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita over time
- Benin
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Benin currently reports 9.6% against 9.1% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 54th and Sri Lanka ranks 57th of 203 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54.5% | 1.9% | 52.5% | Benin |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 7.7% | 9.7% | Benin |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 5.3% | 1.4% | Benin |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 3.5% | 8.8% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita, Benin or Sri Lanka?
- Benin, at 9.6% against 9.1% in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita between Benin and Sri Lanka?
- 0.5%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sri Lanka?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Benin ranks 54th and Sri Lanka ranks 57th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.