Malawi vs Sri Lanka: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Malawi
1.59 million number
in 2014
Sri Lanka
1.54 million number
in 2019
Malawi rank
59th
Sri Lanka rank
61st

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Malawi
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1.59 million number against 1.54 million number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 52,100 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Malawi ranks 59th and Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 203 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 455,091 number 1.37 million number 917,960 number Sri Lanka
1980s 634,160 number 1.61 million number 980,334 number Sri Lanka
1990s 910,123 number 1.72 million number 807,365 number Sri Lanka
2000s 1.18 million number 1.74 million number 563,134 number Sri Lanka
2010s 1.52 million number 1.58 million number 68,524 number Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Malawi or Sri Lanka?
Malawi, at 1.59 million number against 1.54 million number in Sri Lanka as of 2014.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Malawi and Sri Lanka?
52,100 number, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sri Lanka?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Malawi and Sri Lanka rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 59th and Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 203 countries.
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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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