What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Ecuador and Sri Lanka?

103,338 number, with Ecuador ahead.

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

36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Ecuador vs Sri Lanka: Enrolment in primary education, male

Ecuador

979,268 number

in 2018

Sri Lanka

875,930 number

in 2018

Ecuador rank

68th

Sri Lanka rank

70th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Ecuador
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 979,268 number against 875,930 number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 103,338 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Ecuador ranks 68th and Sri Lanka ranks 70th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	608,870 number	842,932 number	234,062 number	Sri Lanka
1980s	853,213 number	1.12 million number	262,104 number	Sri Lanka
1990s	939,638 number	990,349 number	50,711 number	Sri Lanka
2000s	1.02 million number	837,768 number	184,407 number	Ecuador
2010s	1.04 million number	891,385 number	143,856 number	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Ecuador or Sri Lanka?: Ecuador, at 979,268 number against 875,930 number in Sri Lanka as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Ecuador and Sri Lanka?: 103,338 number, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sri Lanka?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Ecuador and Sri Lanka rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Ecuador ranks 68th and Sri Lanka ranks 70th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.