IDA total vs Sri Lanka: Progression to secondary school
IDA total
79.7%
in 2017
Sri Lanka
99.4%
in 2017
IDA total rank
33rd
Sri Lanka rank
38th
Progression to secondary school over time
- IDA total
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 99.4% against 79.7% in IDA total, a difference of 19.7%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times IDA total's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
IDA total ranks 33rd 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 | IDA total | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.7% | 81.7% | 18.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 60.9% | 88.5% | 27.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 63.3% | 97.0% | 33.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 75.5% | 98.5% | 23.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 99.3% | 20.1% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher progression to secondary school, IDA total or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 99.4% against 79.7% in IDA total as of 2017.
- What is the difference in progression to secondary school between IDA total and Sri Lanka?
- 19.7%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Sri Lanka?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2017.
- How do IDA total and Sri Lanka rank globally for progression to secondary school?
- IDA total ranks 33rd 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).