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

57,840 number, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

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

14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2013.

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.

Sri Lanka vs Syrian Arab Republic: Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes

Sri Lanka

1.39 million number

in 2018

Syrian Arab Republic

1.45 million number

in 2013

Sri Lanka rank

46th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

44th

Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes over time

Sri Lanka
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 1.45 million number against 1.39 million number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 57,840 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 46th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 44th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.34 million number	738,315 number	604,395 number	Sri Lanka
2000s	1.30 million number	1.73 million number	436,777 number	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	1.31 million number	2.06 million number	751,612 number	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes, Sri Lanka or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 1.45 million number against 1.39 million number in Sri Lanka as of 2013.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes between Sri Lanka and Syrian Arab Republic?: 57,840 number, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Syrian Arab Republic?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2013.
How do Sri Lanka and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?: Sri Lanka ranks 46th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 44th 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.