Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Progression to secondary school
Progression to secondary school over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 99.4% against 75.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 23.8%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 167 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.5% | 60.9% | 22.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 88.5% | 56.9% | 31.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 59.8% | 37.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 98.5% | 70.1% | 28.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 76.0% | 23.2% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher progression to secondary school, Sri Lanka or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sri Lanka, at 99.4% against 75.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2017.
- What is the difference in progression to secondary school between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 23.8%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2014.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for progression to secondary school?
- Sri Lanka ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th 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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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).