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

Australia
649,587 number
in 2020
Sri Lanka
692,800 number
in 2020
Australia rank
59th
Sri Lanka rank
58th

School age population, lower secondary education, male over time

  • Australia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 692,800 number against 649,587 number in Australia, a difference of 43,213 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 59th 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 Australia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 390,054 number 817,805 number 427,751 number Sri Lanka
1980s 402,438 number 878,986 number 476,547 number Sri Lanka
1990s 484,036 number 910,594 number 426,559 number Sri Lanka
2000s 575,506 number 669,206 number 93,700 number Sri Lanka
2010s 595,816 number 679,753 number 83,937 number Sri Lanka
2020s 649,587 number 692,800 number 43,213 number Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, male, Australia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 692,800 number against 649,587 number in Australia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, male between Australia and Sri Lanka?
43,213 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, male?
Australia ranks 59th 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, male (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, male (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

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