East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Sri Lanka: Secondary education, pupils, per capita

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
0.0752 units per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.1151 units per person
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
30th
Sri Lanka rank
29th

Secondary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.1151 units per person against 0.0752 units per person in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0399 units per person.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.5 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0378 units per person 0.0829 units per person 0.0451 units per person Sri Lanka
1980s 0.0521 units per person 0.0995 units per person 0.0474 units per person Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0502 units per person 0.1306 units per person 0.0804 units per person Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0701 units per person 0.1237 units per person 0.0536 units per person Sri Lanka
2020s 0.0728 units per person 0.1158 units per person 0.0429 units per person Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, per capita, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.1151 units per person against 0.0752 units per person in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per capita between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
0.0399 units per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
34 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka rank globally for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, 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, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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