Malawi vs Sri Lanka: School age population, tertiary education, female

Malawi
807,084 number
in 2014
Sri Lanka
772,765 number
in 2019
Malawi rank
58th
Sri Lanka rank
60th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • Malawi
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 807,084 number against 772,765 number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 34,319 number.

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

Malawi ranks 58th and Sri Lanka ranks 60th 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 222,960 number 678,525 number 455,565 number Sri Lanka
1980s 312,961 number 797,267 number 484,306 number Sri Lanka
1990s 456,711 number 848,007 number 391,296 number Sri Lanka
2000s 595,706 number 869,255 number 273,549 number Sri Lanka
2010s 768,859 number 802,626 number 33,767 number Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Malawi or Sri Lanka?
Malawi, at 807,084 number against 772,765 number in Sri Lanka as of 2014.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Malawi and Sri Lanka?
34,319 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, female?
Malawi ranks 58th and Sri Lanka ranks 60th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (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

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