Small states vs Sri Lanka: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita

Small states
0.1421 units per person
in 2018
Sri Lanka
0.121 units per person
in 2018
Small states rank
2nd
Sri Lanka rank
4th

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita over time

  • Small states
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Small states currently reports 0.1421 units per person against 0.121 units per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0211 units per person.

That makes Small states's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

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

Small states ranks 2nd and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 41 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Small states averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Small states Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0894 units per person 0.0806 units per person 0.0089 units per person Small states
1980s 0.0982 units per person 0.0994 units per person 0.0012 units per person Sri Lanka
1990s 0.1086 units per person 0.1306 units per person 0.0219 units per person Sri Lanka
2000s 0.1374 units per person 0.1139 units per person 0.0235 units per person Small states
2010s 0.1443 units per person 0.1175 units per person 0.0268 units per person Small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, per capita, Small states or Sri Lanka?
Small states, at 0.1421 units per person against 0.121 units per person in Sri Lanka as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, per capita between Small states and Sri Lanka?
0.0211 units per person, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Sri Lanka?
43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Small states and Sri Lanka rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
Small states ranks 2nd 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.