IDA blend vs Sri Lanka: Progression to secondary school

IDA blend
77.2%
in 2017
Sri Lanka
99.4%
in 2017
IDA blend rank
34th
Sri Lanka rank
38th

Progression to secondary school over time

  • IDA blend
  • Sri Lanka
020406080100197119942017

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 99.4% against 77.2% in IDA blend, a difference of 22.2%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times IDA blend's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

IDA blend ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 38th of 40 groups.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA blend Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 70.0% 98.5% 28.6% Sri Lanka
2010s 74.8% 99.3% 24.5% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher progression to secondary school, IDA blend or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 99.4% against 77.2% in IDA blend as of 2017.
What is the difference in progression to secondary school between IDA blend and Sri Lanka?
22.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Sri Lanka?
11 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do IDA blend and Sri Lanka rank globally for progression to secondary school?
IDA blend ranks 34th 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

Indicator
Progression to secondary school (%)
Unit
%
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,983 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

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).