Chile vs Sri Lanka: Primary education, pupils

Chile

1.49 million

in 2024

Sri Lanka

1.58 million

in 2023

Chile rank

76th

Sri Lanka rank

75th

Primary education, pupils over time

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.58 million against 1.49 million in Chile, a difference of 85,830.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Chile ahead.

Globally, Chile ranks 76th and Sri Lanka ranks 75th of 206 countries.

Indicator: Primary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.