Australia vs Sri Lanka: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes
Australia
1.27 million number
in 2020
Sri Lanka
1.38 million number
in 2020
Australia rank
59th
Sri Lanka rank
58th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time
- Australia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.38 million number against 1.27 million number in Australia, a difference of 111,310 number.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 59th and Sri Lanka ranks 58th of 205 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 761,170 number | 1.62 million number | 857,058 number | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 786,299 number | 1.73 million number | 945,572 number | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 943,138 number | 1.79 million number | 845,410 number | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.11 million number | 1.32 million number | 207,701 number | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.16 million number | 1.35 million number | 195,022 number | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.27 million number | 1.38 million number | 111,310 number | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Australia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.38 million number against 1.27 million number in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Australia and Sri Lanka?
- 111,310 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sri Lanka?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Sri Lanka rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Australia ranks 59th and Sri Lanka ranks 58th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.