Canada vs Sri Lanka: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Canada
1.17 million number
in 2020
Sri Lanka
1.38 million number
in 2020
Canada rank
61st
Sri Lanka rank
58th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Canada
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.38 million number against 1.17 million number in Canada, a difference of 207,400 number.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 61st 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 Canada Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 1.39 million number 1.62 million number 227,366 number Sri Lanka
1980s 1.15 million number 1.73 million number 581,502 number Sri Lanka
1990s 1.17 million number 1.79 million number 619,187 number Sri Lanka
2000s 1.00 million number 1.32 million number 315,971 number Sri Lanka
2010s 1.07 million number 1.35 million number 278,801 number Sri Lanka
2020s 1.17 million number 1.38 million number 207,400 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, Canada or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1.38 million number against 1.17 million number in Canada as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Canada and Sri Lanka?
207,400 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sri Lanka?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Canada and Sri Lanka rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Canada ranks 61st 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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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.