India vs Sri Lanka: Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre

India
42.89 units per square kilometre
in 2017
Sri Lanka
42.38 units per square kilometre
in 2018
India rank
15th
Sri Lanka rank
17th

Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

India currently reports 42.89 units per square kilometre against 42.38 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.51 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

India ranks 15th and Sri Lanka ranks 17th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 8.24 units per square kilometre 17.47 units per square kilometre 9.23 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 13.3 units per square kilometre 24.76 units per square kilometre 11.47 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 19.68 units per square kilometre 35.21 units per square kilometre 15.53 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 28.45 units per square kilometre 36.75 units per square kilometre 8.3 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 42.48 units per square kilometre 39.9 units per square kilometre 2.58 units per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre, India or Sri Lanka?
India, at 42.89 units per square kilometre against 42.38 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2017.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre between India and Sri Lanka?
0.51 units per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre?
India ranks 15th and Sri Lanka ranks 17th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,094 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.