Sri Lanka vs WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: School age population, lower secondary education, male

Sri Lanka
721,413
in 2025
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
42.33 million
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
61st
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank
61st

School age population, lower secondary education, male over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
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How they compare

WB: Pre-demographic Dividend currently reports 42.33 million against 721,413 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 41.61 million.

That makes WB: Pre-demographic Dividend's figure about 58.7 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Pre-demographic Dividend has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 61st and WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 61st of 220 countries.

WB: Pre-demographic Dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka WB: Pre-demographic Dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 791,259 11.34 million 10.55 million WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
1980s 876,465 14.37 million 13.50 million WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
1990s 905,121 17.84 million 16.94 million WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
2000s 699,839 23.94 million 23.24 million WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
2010s 711,502 31.86 million 31.15 million WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
2020s 729,739 40.37 million 39.64 million WB: Pre-demographic Dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, male, Sri Lanka or WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, at 42.33 million against 721,413 in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, male between Sri Lanka and WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
41.61 million, with WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
Sri Lanka ranks 61st and WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 61st of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release