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

Sri Lanka
1.36 million number
in 2020
Zimbabwe
1.33 million number
in 2020
Sri Lanka rank
48th
Zimbabwe rank
51st

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

  • Sri Lanka
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.36 million number against 1.33 million number in Zimbabwe, a difference of 26,090 number.

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

Sri Lanka ranks 48th and Zimbabwe ranks 51st of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 604,679 number 525,606 number 79,074 number Sri Lanka
1980s 671,852 number 777,816 number 105,963 number Zimbabwe
1990s 877,985 number 1.11 million number 230,574 number Zimbabwe
2000s 1.36 million number 1.23 million number 129,894 number Sri Lanka
2010s 1.30 million number 1.16 million number 143,618 number Sri Lanka
2020s 1.36 million number 1.33 million number 26,090 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, Sri Lanka or Zimbabwe?
Sri Lanka, at 1.36 million number against 1.33 million number in Zimbabwe as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe?
26,090 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Sri Lanka ranks 48th and Zimbabwe ranks 51st 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.