How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Sri Lanka?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Peru

2.60 million number

in 2020

Sri Lanka

2.74 million number

in 2020

Peru rank

56th

Sri Lanka rank

53rd

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

Peru
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 2.74 million number against 2.60 million number in Peru, a difference of 135,260 number.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Peru ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.81 million number	2.22 million number	417,210 number	Sri Lanka
1980s	2.31 million number	2.40 million number	93,355 number	Sri Lanka
1990s	2.71 million number	2.67 million number	41,881 number	Peru
2000s	2.97 million number	2.68 million number	291,536 number	Peru
2010s	2.74 million number	2.66 million number	80,815 number	Peru
2020s	2.60 million number	2.74 million number	135,260 number	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Peru or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 2.74 million number against 2.60 million number in Peru as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Peru and Sri Lanka?: 135,260 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Sri Lanka?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Peru and Sri Lanka rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?: Peru ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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