Australia vs Sri Lanka: School age population, lower secondary education, female

Australia
617,711 number
in 2020
Sri Lanka
685,807 number
in 2020
Australia rank
60th
Sri Lanka rank
57th

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

  • Australia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 685,807 number against 617,711 number in Australia, a difference of 68,096 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 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 57th 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 371,117 number 800,424 number 429,307 number Sri Lanka
1980s 383,860 number 852,885 number 469,025 number Sri Lanka
1990s 459,103 number 877,952 number 418,849 number Sri Lanka
2000s 535,084 number 649,085 number 114,001 number Sri Lanka
2010s 562,938 number 674,022 number 111,084 number Sri Lanka
2020s 617,711 number 685,807 number 68,096 number Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, female, Australia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 685,807 number against 617,711 number in Australia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between Australia and Sri Lanka?
68,096 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, female?
Australia ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 57th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, female (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, female (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

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