Sri Lanka vs World: Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Sri Lanka
41.01 units per square kilometre
in 2023
World
4.99 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
20th
World rank
20th

Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • World
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 41.01 units per square kilometre against 4.99 units per square kilometre in World, a difference of 36.02 units per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 8.2 times World's.

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

Sri Lanka ranks 20th and World ranks 20th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka World Difference Ahead
1970s 17.14 units per square kilometre 2.29 units per square kilometre 14.85 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 24.78 units per square kilometre 3.1 units per square kilometre 21.68 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 35.21 units per square kilometre 3.18 units per square kilometre 32.04 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 41.84 units per square kilometre 4.45 units per square kilometre 37.39 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 41.41 units per square kilometre 4.94 units per square kilometre 36.47 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, Sri Lanka or World?
Sri Lanka, at 41.01 units per square kilometre against 4.99 units per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and World?
36.02 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and World rank globally for secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Sri Lanka ranks 20th and World ranks 20th of 205 countries.
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.