What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes between Republic of Korea and Sri Lanka?

42,140 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.

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

20 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Republic of Korea vs Sri Lanka: Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes

Republic of Korea

1.35 million number

in 2018

Sri Lanka

1.39 million number

in 2018

Republic of Korea rank

47th

Sri Lanka rank

46th

Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes over time

Republic of Korea
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.39 million number against 1.35 million number in Republic of Korea, a difference of 42,140 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 47th and Sri Lanka ranks 46th of 194 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.27 million number	1.72 million number	549,980 number	Republic of Korea
2000s	1.97 million number	1.30 million number	673,852 number	Republic of Korea
2010s	1.68 million number	1.34 million number	340,064 number	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes, Republic of Korea or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 1.39 million number against 1.35 million number in Republic of Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes between Republic of Korea and Sri Lanka?: 42,140 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Sri Lanka?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Republic of Korea and Sri Lanka rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?: Republic of Korea ranks 47th and Sri Lanka ranks 46th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 4,801 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.