Sri Lanka - Number of Pupils in Primary Education

Since 2014, Sri Lanka Number of Pupils in Primary Education fell by 0.5% year on year. In 2019, the country was number 67 among other countries in Number of Pupils in Primary Education at 1,736,626 Pupils. Sri Lanka is overtaken by Sierra Leone, which was ranked number 66 with 1,770,368 Pupils and is followed by Ukraine with 1,724,664 Pupils. China, Indonesia and Nigeria respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Gambia recorded the best 5 years average growth at +6.4% per year, while Puerto Rico was the worst growing country at -4.6% per year.

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Date Units (Pupils)
2019 1,736,626.00
2018 1,725,424.00
2017 1,746,843.00
2016 1,770,517.00
2015 1,778,176.00
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How does Sri Lanka rank in Number of Pupils in Primary Education?

# 184 Countries Units (Pupils) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
India
120,064,160 2019 NA -2.7 % View data
2 #2
China
104,325,248 2019 +2.4 % +1.9 % View data
66 #66
Sierra Leone
1,770,368 2019 +29.3 % NA View data
67 #67
Sri Lanka
1,736,626 2019 +0.7 % -0.5 % View data
68 #68
Ukraine
1,724,664 2019 +2.9 % +0.5 % View data
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