Pacific island small states vs Sri Lanka: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita

Pacific island small states
0.0945 units per person
in 2018
Sri Lanka
0.121 units per person
in 2018
Pacific island small states rank
7th
Sri Lanka rank
4th

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita over time

  • Pacific island small states
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.121 units per person against 0.0945 units per person in Pacific island small states, a difference of 0.0265 units per person.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Pacific island small states ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 41 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Pacific island small states averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pacific island small states Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0831 units per person 0.0806 units per person 0.0026 units per person Pacific island small states
1980s 0.084 units per person 0.0994 units per person 0.0155 units per person Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0871 units per person 0.1306 units per person 0.0435 units per person Sri Lanka
2000s 0.0947 units per person 0.1139 units per person 0.0192 units per person Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0969 units per person 0.1175 units per person 0.0206 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, Pacific island small states or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.121 units per person against 0.0945 units per person in Pacific island small states as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, per capita between Pacific island small states and Sri Lanka?
0.0265 units per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Sri Lanka?
43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Pacific island small states and Sri Lanka rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
Pacific island small states ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 41 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.