Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Sri Lanka: Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
4.71 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
41.01 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
22nd
Sri Lanka rank
20th

Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 41.01 units per square kilometre against 4.71 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 36.3 units per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 8.7 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and Sri Lanka ranks 20th of 45 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 25.2 units per square kilometre 17.35 units per square kilometre 7.85 units per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1980s 26.03 units per square kilometre 24.78 units per square kilometre 1.25 units per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s 11.21 units per square kilometre 35.21 units per square kilometre 24 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 4.19 units per square kilometre 41.84 units per square kilometre 37.64 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 4.61 units per square kilometre 41.41 units per square kilometre 36.8 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 41.01 units per square kilometre against 4.71 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
36.3 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
29 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka rank globally for secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and Sri Lanka ranks 20th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, 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, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 9,655 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Secondary education, 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.