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

Mozambique
1.44 million number
in 2020
Sri Lanka
1.36 million number
in 2020
Mozambique rank
47th
Sri Lanka rank
48th

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

  • Mozambique
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 1.44 million number against 1.36 million number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 85,600 number.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 47th and Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 864,124 number 604,679 number 259,445 number Mozambique
1980s 1.22 million number 671,852 number 545,422 number Mozambique
1990s 1.45 million number 877,985 number 571,580 number Mozambique
2000s 861,099 number 1.36 million number 500,621 number Sri Lanka
2010s 1.19 million number 1.30 million number 114,056 number Sri Lanka
2020s 1.44 million number 1.36 million number 85,600 number Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Mozambique or Sri Lanka?
Mozambique, at 1.44 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 Mozambique and Sri Lanka?
85,600 number, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sri Lanka?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Mozambique and Sri Lanka rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Mozambique ranks 47th 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.