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

Sri Lanka
730,696
in 2025
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
39.03 million
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
54th
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
57th

School age population, upper secondary education, male over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M197019972025

How they compare

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 39.03 million against 730,696 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 38.30 million.

That makes UIS: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 53.4 times Sri Lanka's.

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

Sri Lanka ranks 54th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 57th of 220 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka UIS: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 290,488 9.39 million 9.10 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 338,528 13.34 million 13.00 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 446,722 18.99 million 18.54 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 712,551 23.62 million 22.91 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 692,010 30.17 million 29.48 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 730,626 37.24 million 36.51 million UIS: 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, Sri Lanka or UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, at 39.03 million against 730,696 in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, male between Sri Lanka and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
38.30 million, with UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
Sri Lanka ranks 54th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 57th of 220 countries.
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