SDG: Eastern Asia vs Sri Lanka: School age population, tertiary education, male

SDG: Eastern Asia
48.11 million
in 2024
Sri Lanka
895,465
in 2025
SDG: Eastern Asia rank
65th
Sri Lanka rank
63rd

School age population, tertiary education, male over time

  • SDG: Eastern Asia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

SDG: Eastern Asia currently reports 48.11 million against 895,465 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 47.22 million.

That makes SDG: Eastern Asia's figure about 53.7 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, SDG: Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 65th and Sri Lanka ranks 63rd of 221 groups.

SDG: Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Eastern Asia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 53.92 million 651,687 53.27 million SDG: Eastern Asia
1980s 64.11 million 785,393 63.32 million SDG: Eastern Asia
1990s 66.77 million 869,790 65.90 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2000s 64.14 million 909,662 63.23 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2010s 58.64 million 834,292 57.80 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2020s 48.91 million 865,156 48.04 million SDG: Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, male, SDG: Eastern Asia or Sri Lanka?
SDG: Eastern Asia, at 48.11 million against 895,465 in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, male between SDG: Eastern Asia and Sri Lanka?
47.22 million, with SDG: Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Eastern Asia and Sri Lanka?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do SDG: Eastern Asia and Sri Lanka rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, male?
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 65th 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, male (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, male (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