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