SDG: World vs Sri Lanka: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male
SDG: World
70.1%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
78.7%
in 2023
SDG: World rank
94th
Sri Lanka rank
96th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male over time
- SDG: World
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 78.7% against 70.1% in SDG: World, a difference of 8.6%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times SDG: World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1995 it was SDG: World ahead.
SDG: World ranks 94th and Sri Lanka ranks 96th of 221 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, SDG: World averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: World | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.1% | 24.2% | 20.9% | SDG: World |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 88.0% | 22.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 78.8% | 7.9% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male, SDG: World or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 78.7% against 70.1% in SDG: World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male between SDG: World and Sri Lanka?
- 8.6%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: World and Sri Lanka?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do SDG: World and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- SDG: World ranks 94th and Sri Lanka ranks 96th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release