Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate

Bangladesh
2.79 % change on previous year
in 2018
Sri Lanka
2.87 % change on previous year
in 2018
Bangladesh rank
62nd
Sri Lanka rank
61st

Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Sri Lanka
-100102030197119942018

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 2.87 % change on previous year against 2.79 % change on previous year in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.08 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 62nd and Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 3.3 % change on previous year 1.21 % change on previous year 2.09 % change on previous year Bangladesh
1980s 2.28 % change on previous year 6.67 % change on previous year 4.39 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
1990s 5.47 % change on previous year 2.82 % change on previous year 2.66 % change on previous year Bangladesh
2000s 0.6458 % change on previous year -1.8 % change on previous year 2.45 % change on previous year Bangladesh
2010s 4.15 % change on previous year 2.18 % change on previous year 1.98 % change on previous year Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 2.87 % change on previous year against 2.79 % change on previous year in Bangladesh as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
0.08 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
29 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate?
Bangladesh ranks 62nd and Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 8,557 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Secondary education, general pupils. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.