Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Sri Lanka or Syria?

Sri Lanka, at 875,930 number against 803,207 number in Syria as of 2018.

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

72,723 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.

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

36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.

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.

Sri Lanka vs Syria: Enrolment in primary education, male

Sri Lanka

875,930 number

in 2018

Syria

803,207 number

in 2013

Sri Lanka rank

70th

Syria rank

73rd

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Sri Lanka
Syria

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 875,930 number against 803,207 number in Syria, a difference of 72,723 number.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 70th and Syria ranks 73rd of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	842,932 number	737,708 number	105,224 number	Sri Lanka
1980s	1.11 million number	1.04 million number	76,152 number	Sri Lanka
1990s	1.03 million number	1.37 million number	345,819 number	Syria
2000s	837,768 number	1.26 million number	422,802 number	Syria
2010s	887,962 number	1.17 million number	286,877 number	Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Sri Lanka or Syria?: Sri Lanka, at 875,930 number against 803,207 number in Syria as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Sri Lanka and Syria?: 72,723 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Syria?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.
How do Sri Lanka and Syria rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Sri Lanka ranks 70th and Syria ranks 73rd 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.