SDG: Least Developed Countries vs Sri Lanka: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
SDG: Least Developed Countries
92.1%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
95.3%
in 2023
SDG: Least Developed Countries rank
78th
Sri Lanka rank
78th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 95.3% against 92.1% in SDG: Least Developed Countries, a difference of 3.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 78th and Sri Lanka ranks 78th of 221 groups.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: Least Developed Countries | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.3% | 98.9% | 4.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 92.9% | 100.0% | 7.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 92.5% | 100.0% | 7.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 94.4% | 0.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 96.1% | 3.8% | 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, SDG: Least Developed Countries or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 95.3% against 92.1% in SDG: Least Developed Countries as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between SDG: Least Developed Countries and Sri Lanka?
- 3.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Least Developed Countries and Sri Lanka?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do SDG: Least Developed Countries and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 78th and Sri Lanka ranks 78th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). 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