South Asia vs Sri Lanka: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita

South Asia
0.1038 units per person
in 2018
Sri Lanka
0.121 units per person
in 2018
South Asia rank
5th
Sri Lanka rank
4th

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita over time

  • South Asia
  • Sri Lanka
0.040.060.080.10.120.14197019942018

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.121 units per person against 0.1038 units per person in South Asia, a difference of 0.0172 units per person.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times South Asia's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

South Asia ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 41 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Asia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0413 units per person 0.0806 units per person 0.0393 units per person Sri Lanka
1980s 0.0525 units per person 0.0994 units per person 0.0469 units per person Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0668 units per person 0.1306 units per person 0.0637 units per person Sri Lanka
2000s 0.0811 units per person 0.1139 units per person 0.0327 units per person Sri Lanka
2010s 0.1014 units per person 0.1175 units per person 0.0161 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, South Asia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.121 units per person against 0.1038 units per person in South Asia as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, per capita between South Asia and Sri Lanka?
0.0172 units per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Sri Lanka?
43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do South Asia and Sri Lanka rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
South Asia ranks 5th 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.