European Union vs Sri Lanka: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita

European Union
0.0699 units per person
in 2018
Sri Lanka
0.121 units per person
in 2018
European Union rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
4th

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita over time

  • European Union
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.121 units per person against 0.0699 units per person in European Union, a difference of 0.0511 units per person.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.7 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

European Union ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 2 groups.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0797 units per person 0.0806 units per person 0.0008 units per person Sri Lanka
1980s 0.0796 units per person 0.0994 units per person 0.0198 units per person Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0749 units per person 0.1306 units per person 0.0557 units per person Sri Lanka
2000s 0.0763 units per person 0.1139 units per person 0.0376 units per person Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0706 units per person 0.1175 units per person 0.0469 units per person Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, per capita, European Union or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.121 units per person against 0.0699 units per person in European Union as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, per capita between European Union and Sri Lanka?
0.0511 units per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Sri Lanka?
43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do European Union and Sri Lanka rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
European Union ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 2 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.