Sri Lanka vs WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Sri Lanka
96.0%
in 2023
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
93.3%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
80th
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank
78th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Sri Lanka
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 96.0% against 93.3% in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, a difference of 2.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 80th and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 78th of 219 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.9% | 94.6% | 4.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 99.9% | 93.3% | 6.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 93.1% | 6.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 94.6% | 0.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 93.5% | 3.0% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, Sri Lanka or WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Sri Lanka, at 96.0% against 93.3% in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Sri Lanka and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- 2.7%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Sri Lanka ranks 80th and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 78th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release