Sri Lanka vs Tonga: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Sri Lanka
5.79 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Tonga
6.33 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
46th
Tonga rank
43rd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Tonga
0246197019962023

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 6.33 units per square kilometre against 5.79 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.54 units per square kilometre.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 46th and Tonga ranks 43rd of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3812 units per square kilometre 0.1704 units per square kilometre 0.2108 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 0.9005 units per square kilometre 0.962 units per square kilometre 0.0615 units per square kilometre Tonga
2020s 5.63 units per square kilometre 4.46 units per square kilometre 1.17 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Sri Lanka or Tonga?
Tonga, at 6.33 units per square kilometre against 5.79 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Sri Lanka and Tonga?
0.54 units per square kilometre, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tonga?
8 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Tonga rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Sri Lanka ranks 46th and Tonga ranks 43rd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 6,190 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.