MDG: World vs Sri Lanka: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education
MDG: World
0.7408 GPIA
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.8604 GPIA
in 2023
MDG: World rank
66th
Sri Lanka rank
66th
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time
- MDG: World
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.8604 GPIA against 0.7408 GPIA in MDG: World, a difference of 0.1196 GPIA.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times MDG: World's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2013 it was MDG: World ahead.
MDG: World ranks 66th and Sri Lanka ranks 66th of 214 groups.
Across the 2 decades both report, MDG: World averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | MDG: World | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.766 GPIA | 0.6409 GPIA | 0.1251 GPIA | MDG: World |
| 2020s | 0.792 GPIA | 0.8777 GPIA | 0.0857 GPIA | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, MDG: World or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.8604 GPIA against 0.7408 GPIA in MDG: World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between MDG: World and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1196 GPIA, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: World and Sri Lanka?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do MDG: World and Sri Lanka rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- MDG: World ranks 66th and Sri Lanka ranks 66th of 214 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release