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

Senegal
1.49 million number
in 2019
Sri Lanka
1.54 million number
in 2019
Senegal rank
64th
Sri Lanka rank
61st

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Senegal
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.54 million number against 1.49 million number in Senegal, a difference of 56,320 number.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Senegal ranks 64th 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 Senegal Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 411,326 number 1.37 million number 961,725 number Sri Lanka
1980s 525,662 number 1.61 million number 1.09 million number Sri Lanka
1990s 736,595 number 1.72 million number 980,893 number Sri Lanka
2000s 1.05 million number 1.74 million number 692,368 number Sri Lanka
2010s 1.34 million number 1.56 million number 223,053 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, Senegal or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1.54 million number against 1.49 million number in Senegal as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Senegal and Sri Lanka?
56,320 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sri Lanka?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Senegal and Sri Lanka rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Senegal ranks 64th 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.