SDG: Least Developed Countries vs Sri Lanka: School age population, upper secondary education, female

SDG: Least Developed Countries
36.80 million
in 2024
Sri Lanka
713,846
in 2025
SDG: Least Developed Countries rank
58th
Sri Lanka rank
55th

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • SDG: Least Developed Countries
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

SDG: Least Developed Countries currently reports 36.80 million against 713,846 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 36.08 million.

That makes SDG: Least Developed Countries's figure about 51.5 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, SDG: Least Developed Countries has been ahead every year.

SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 58th and Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 221 groups.

SDG: Least Developed Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Least Developed Countries Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 10.81 million 282,166 10.53 million SDG: Least Developed Countries
1980s 13.73 million 329,447 13.40 million SDG: Least Developed Countries
1990s 18.09 million 435,265 17.66 million SDG: Least Developed Countries
2000s 24.58 million 703,394 23.88 million SDG: Least Developed Countries
2010s 30.82 million 679,310 30.14 million SDG: Least Developed Countries
2020s 35.87 million 714,861 35.16 million SDG: Least Developed Countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, female, SDG: Least Developed Countries or Sri Lanka?
SDG: Least Developed Countries, at 36.80 million against 713,846 in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between SDG: Least Developed Countries and Sri Lanka?
36.08 million, with SDG: Least Developed Countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Least Developed Countries and Sri Lanka?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do SDG: Least Developed Countries and Sri Lanka rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 58th and Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary education, female (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, upper secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,367 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release