Malawi vs Sri Lanka: School age population, secondary education, male

Malawi
1.43 million number
in 2020
Sri Lanka
1.37 million number
in 2020
Malawi rank
51st
Sri Lanka rank
53rd

School age population, secondary education, male over time

  • Malawi
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1.43 million number against 1.37 million number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 59,830 number.

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

Malawi ranks 51st and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 348,951 number 1.12 million number 774,289 number Sri Lanka
1980s 496,067 number 1.22 million number 723,523 number Sri Lanka
1990s 642,813 number 1.36 million number 713,976 number Sri Lanka
2000s 894,226 number 1.36 million number 463,888 number Sri Lanka
2010s 1.16 million number 1.33 million number 168,916 number Sri Lanka
2020s 1.43 million number 1.37 million number 59,830 number Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, male, Malawi or Sri Lanka?
Malawi, at 1.43 million number against 1.37 million number in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, male between Malawi and Sri Lanka?
59,830 number, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sri Lanka?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Malawi and Sri Lanka rank globally for school age population, secondary education, male?
Malawi ranks 51st 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, 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, secondary education, male (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

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