What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Sri Lanka and Zambia?

283,690 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sri Lanka vs Zambia: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Sri Lanka

3.77 million number

in 2019

Zambia

3.49 million number

in 2019

Sri Lanka rank

57th

Zambia rank

58th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Sri Lanka
Zambia

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 3.77 million number against 3.49 million number in Zambia, a difference of 283,690 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 57th and Zambia ranks 58th of 186 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.09 million number	1.95 million number	1.14 million number	Sri Lanka
2000s	2.96 million number	2.28 million number	681,389 number	Sri Lanka
2010s	3.36 million number	3.11 million number	250,019 number	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Sri Lanka or Zambia?: Sri Lanka, at 3.77 million number against 3.49 million number in Zambia as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Sri Lanka and Zambia?: 283,690 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zambia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Sri Lanka and Zambia rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Sri Lanka ranks 57th and Zambia ranks 58th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.