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

42,920 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.

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

19 years are reported by both, from 1998 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.

Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes

Malaysia

1.35 million number

in 2019

Sri Lanka

1.39 million number

in 2018

Malaysia rank

48th

Sri Lanka rank

46th

Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes over time

Malaysia
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.39 million number against 1.35 million number in Malaysia, a difference of 42,920 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 48th and Sri Lanka ranks 46th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.36 million number	1.34 million number	17,810 number	Malaysia
2000s	1.45 million number	1.30 million number	152,383 number	Malaysia
2010s	1.45 million number	1.34 million number	109,527 number	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes, Malaysia or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 1.39 million number against 1.35 million number in Malaysia as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?: 42,920 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Malaysia and Sri Lanka rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?: Malaysia ranks 48th 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.