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

Guinea
1.26 million number
in 2020
Sri Lanka
1.38 million number
in 2020
Guinea rank
60th
Sri Lanka rank
58th

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

  • Guinea
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.38 million number against 1.26 million number in Guinea, a difference of 123,580 number.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

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

Guinea ranks 60th 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 Guinea Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 295,084 number 1.62 million number 1.32 million number Sri Lanka
1980s 354,627 number 1.73 million number 1.38 million number Sri Lanka
1990s 514,340 number 1.79 million number 1.27 million number Sri Lanka
2000s 863,130 number 1.32 million number 455,160 number Sri Lanka
2010s 1.11 million number 1.35 million number 244,155 number Sri Lanka
2020s 1.26 million number 1.38 million number 123,580 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, Guinea or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1.38 million number against 1.26 million number in Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Guinea and Sri Lanka?
123,580 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sri Lanka?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Guinea ranks 60th 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.