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

10,650 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.

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

23 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Republic of Korea vs Sri Lanka: Enrolment in secondary education, female

Republic of Korea

1.38 million number

in 2018

Sri Lanka

1.39 million number

in 2018

Republic of Korea rank

36th

Sri Lanka rank

33rd

Enrolment in secondary education, female over time

Republic of Korea
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.39 million number against 1.38 million number in Republic of Korea, a difference of 10,650 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 36th and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 203 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.27 million number	554,442 number	713,988 number	Republic of Korea
1980s	2.20 million number	818,403 number	1.38 million number	Republic of Korea
1990s	2.19 million number	1.13 million number	1.06 million number	Republic of Korea
2010s	1.67 million number	1.32 million number	340,879 number	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, female, Republic of Korea or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 1.39 million number against 1.38 million number in Republic of Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Republic of Korea and Sri Lanka?: 10,650 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Sri Lanka?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Republic of Korea and Sri Lanka rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, female?: Republic of Korea ranks 36th and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in secondary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 8,239 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.