Republic of Korea vs Sri Lanka: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Republic of Korea
1.46 million number
in 2020
Sri Lanka
1.36 million number
in 2020
Republic of Korea rank
45th
Sri Lanka rank
48th

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

  • Republic of Korea
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 1.46 million number against 1.36 million number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 104,200 number.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 205 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 2.51 million number 604,679 number 1.91 million number Republic of Korea
1980s 2.66 million number 671,852 number 1.99 million number Republic of Korea
1990s 2.42 million number 877,985 number 1.55 million number Republic of Korea
2000s 2.00 million number 1.36 million number 638,562 number Republic of Korea
2010s 1.85 million number 1.30 million number 549,723 number Republic of Korea
2020s 1.46 million number 1.36 million number 104,200 number Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Republic of Korea or Sri Lanka?
Republic of Korea, at 1.46 million number against 1.36 million number in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Republic of Korea and Sri Lanka?
104,200 number, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Sri Lanka?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Republic of Korea and Sri Lanka rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Republic of Korea ranks 45th 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.