Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Sri Lanka: Progression to secondary school
Progression to secondary school over time
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 99.4% against 76.1% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 23.3%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 36th and Sri Lanka ranks 38th of 40 groups.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.6% | 83.5% | 25.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 55.2% | 88.5% | 33.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 58.8% | 97.0% | 38.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 71.4% | 98.5% | 27.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 76.9% | 99.3% | 22.4% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher progression to secondary school, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 99.4% against 76.1% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2017.
- What is the difference in progression to secondary school between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sri Lanka?
- 23.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sri Lanka?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sri Lanka rank globally for progression to secondary school?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 36th and Sri Lanka ranks 38th of 40 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).