ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) vs Sri Lanka: Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
104.72 million
in 2024
Sri Lanka
2.54 million
in 2023
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank
49th
Sri Lanka rank
49th

Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
  • Sri Lanka
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M197019972024

How they compare

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) currently reports 104.72 million against 2.54 million in Sri Lanka, a difference of 102.18 million.

That makes ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)'s figure about 41.3 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 49th and Sri Lanka ranks 49th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 10.10 million 1.11 million 8.99 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
1980s 20.50 million 1.55 million 18.95 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
1990s 28.25 million 2.21 million 26.04 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2010s 75.22 million 2.62 million 72.60 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2020s 97.11 million 2.58 million 94.53 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) or Sri Lanka?
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), at 104.72 million against 2.54 million in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) and Sri Lanka?
102.18 million, with ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) and Sri Lanka?
40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) and Sri Lanka rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 49th and Sri Lanka ranks 49th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
440 places, 20,511 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 733 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.