Burkina Faso vs Sri Lanka: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Burkina Faso
1.34 million number
in 2020
Sri Lanka
1.36 million number
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
50th
Sri Lanka rank
48th

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.36 million number against 1.34 million number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 20,390 number.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 205 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 359,879 number 604,679 number 244,800 number Sri Lanka
1980s 455,052 number 671,852 number 216,800 number Sri Lanka
1990s 609,183 number 877,985 number 268,802 number Sri Lanka
2000s 823,592 number 1.36 million number 538,128 number Sri Lanka
2010s 1.13 million number 1.30 million number 172,085 number Sri Lanka
2020s 1.34 million number 1.36 million number 20,390 number Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Burkina Faso or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1.36 million number against 1.34 million number in Burkina Faso as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Sri Lanka?
20,390 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sri Lanka?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Sri Lanka rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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