Which has higher progression to secondary school, Mauritius or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 99.4% against 99.4% in Mauritius as of 2017.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sri Lanka?

19 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2017.

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.

Mauritius vs Sri Lanka: Progression to secondary school

Mauritius

99.4%

in 2017

Sri Lanka

99.4%

in 2017

Mauritius rank

39th

Sri Lanka rank

38th

Progression to secondary school over time

Mauritius
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 99.4% against 99.4% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Mauritius ranks 39th and Sri Lanka ranks 38th of 167 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1980s	66.8%	91.1%	24.3%	Sri Lanka
1990s	71.1%	97.0%	26.0%	Sri Lanka
2000s	83.4%	98.5%	15.1%	Sri Lanka
2010s	87.9%	99.3%	11.4%	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher progression to secondary school, Mauritius or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 99.4% against 99.4% in Mauritius as of 2017.
What is the difference in progression to secondary school between Mauritius and Sri Lanka?: 0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sri Lanka?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2017.
How do Mauritius and Sri Lanka rank globally for progression to secondary school?: Mauritius ranks 39th and Sri Lanka ranks 38th of 167 countries.
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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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: 20 August 2026

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).