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

Malaysia
1.48 million number
in 2020
Sri Lanka
1.38 million number
in 2020
Malaysia rank
55th
Sri Lanka rank
58th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.48 million number against 1.38 million number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 96,910 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Malaysia ranks 55th and Sri Lanka ranks 58th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 920,487 number 1.62 million number 697,742 number Sri Lanka
1980s 1.05 million number 1.73 million number 677,715 number Sri Lanka
1990s 1.30 million number 1.79 million number 485,051 number Sri Lanka
2000s 1.56 million number 1.32 million number 240,320 number Malaysia
2010s 1.62 million number 1.35 million number 264,033 number Malaysia
2020s 1.48 million number 1.38 million number 96,910 number Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Malaysia or Sri Lanka?
Malaysia, at 1.48 million number against 1.38 million number in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
96,910 number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Malaysia and Sri Lanka rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Malaysia ranks 55th 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.