SDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Sri Lanka: School age population, upper secondary education, male

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
39.23 million
in 2024
Sri Lanka
730,696
in 2025
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
56th
Sri Lanka rank
54th

School age population, upper secondary education, male over time

  • SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 39.23 million against 730,696 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 38.50 million.

That makes SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 53.7 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 54th of 221 groups.

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Sub-saharan Africa Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 9.43 million 290,488 9.14 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 13.41 million 338,528 13.07 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 19.08 million 446,722 18.64 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 23.74 million 712,551 23.03 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 30.32 million 692,010 29.62 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 37.43 million 730,626 36.69 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, male, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Sri Lanka?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 39.23 million against 730,696 in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, male between SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sri Lanka?
38.50 million, with SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sri Lanka?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sri Lanka rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 54th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary education, male (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, male (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