ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) vs Sri Lanka: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
89.66 million
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.77 million
in 2025
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank
66th
Sri Lanka rank
63rd

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
  • Sri Lanka
050.0M100.0M150.0M197019972025

How they compare

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) currently reports 89.66 million against 1.77 million in Sri Lanka, a difference of 87.89 million.

That makes ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)'s figure about 50.6 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 66th and Sri Lanka ranks 63rd of 221 groups.

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 105.59 million 1.29 million 104.31 million ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
1980s 125.34 million 1.55 million 123.79 million ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
1990s 130.22 million 1.72 million 128.49 million ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
2000s 123.91 million 1.82 million 122.09 million ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
2010s 110.87 million 1.68 million 109.19 million ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
2020s 91.31 million 1.71 million 89.60 million ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) or Sri Lanka?
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), at 89.66 million against 1.77 million in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Sri Lanka?
87.89 million, with ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Sri Lanka?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Sri Lanka rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 66th and Sri Lanka ranks 63rd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
442 places, 20,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release