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

Republic of Korea
700,755 number
in 2020
Sri Lanka
679,759 number
in 2020
Republic of Korea rank
47th
Sri Lanka rank
48th

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Sri Lanka
250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M197019952020

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 700,755 number against 679,759 number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 20,996 number.

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

Republic of Korea ranks 47th 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 1.22 million number 299,244 number 924,204 number Republic of Korea
1980s 1.29 million number 331,250 number 960,765 number Republic of Korea
1990s 1.18 million number 431,791 number 744,357 number Republic of Korea
2000s 941,750 number 672,812 number 268,938 number Republic of Korea
2010s 881,698 number 649,236 number 232,463 number Republic of Korea
2020s 700,755 number 679,759 number 20,996 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, female, Republic of Korea or Sri Lanka?
Republic of Korea, at 700,755 number against 679,759 number in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between Republic of Korea and Sri Lanka?
20,996 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, female?
Republic of Korea 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, female (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, female (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

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