What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Spain and Sri Lanka?

260,120 number, with Spain ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Spain 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.

Spain vs Sri Lanka: Enrolment in secondary education, female

Spain

1.65 million number

in 2018

Sri Lanka

1.39 million number

in 2018

Spain rank

30th

Sri Lanka rank

33rd

Enrolment in secondary education, female over time

Spain
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Spain currently reports 1.65 million number against 1.39 million number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 260,120 number.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.53 million number	554,442 number	976,398 number	Spain
1980s	2.20 million number	818,403 number	1.38 million number	Spain
1990s	2.42 million number	1.13 million number	1.29 million number	Spain
2010s	1.61 million number	1.32 million number	286,821 number	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, female, Spain or Sri Lanka?: Spain, at 1.65 million number against 1.39 million number in Sri Lanka as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Spain and Sri Lanka?: 260,120 number, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sri Lanka?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Spain and Sri Lanka rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, female?: Spain ranks 30th 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.