Saudi Arabia vs Sri Lanka: School age population, upper secondary education, female

Saudi Arabia
662,225 number
in 2020
Sri Lanka
679,759 number
in 2020
Saudi Arabia rank
50th
Sri Lanka rank
48th

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sri Lanka
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197019952020

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 679,759 number against 662,225 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 17,534 number.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 205,185 number 299,244 number 94,060 number Sri Lanka
1980s 335,099 number 331,250 number 3,850 number Saudi Arabia
1990s 511,866 number 431,791 number 80,075 number Saudi Arabia
2000s 690,614 number 672,812 number 17,802 number Saudi Arabia
2010s 717,287 number 649,236 number 68,052 number Saudi Arabia
2020s 662,225 number 679,759 number 17,534 number Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, female, Saudi Arabia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 679,759 number against 662,225 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?
17,534 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Saudi Arabia ranks 50th 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.