Niger vs Sri Lanka: Population by level of education

Niger
11.96 million people
in 2100
Sri Lanka
10.90 million people
in 2100
Niger rank
52nd
Sri Lanka rank
54th

Population by level of education over time

  • Niger
  • Sri Lanka
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M195020252100

How they compare

Niger currently reports 11.96 million people against 10.90 million people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.06 million people.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Niger ranks 52nd and Sri Lanka ranks 54th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1950s 50 people 126,600 people 126,550 people Sri Lanka
1960s 550 people 212,400 people 211,850 people Sri Lanka
1970s 2,700 people 399,100 people 396,400 people Sri Lanka
1980s 11,450 people 729,600 people 718,150 people Sri Lanka
1990s 30,400 people 1.28 million people 1.25 million people Sri Lanka
2000s 59,200 people 2.06 million people 2.00 million people Sri Lanka
2010s 90,750 people 2.94 million people 2.85 million people Sri Lanka
2020s 180,850 people 3.95 million people 3.77 million people Sri Lanka
2030s 410,250 people 5.26 million people 4.85 million people Sri Lanka
2040s 881,300 people 6.50 million people 5.62 million people Sri Lanka
2050s 1.74 million people 7.58 million people 5.85 million people Sri Lanka
2060s 3.09 million people 8.56 million people 5.47 million people Sri Lanka
2070s 4.96 million people 9.39 million people 4.43 million people Sri Lanka
2080s 7.28 million people 10.06 million people 2.79 million people Sri Lanka
2090s 9.91 million people 10.60 million people 690,600 people Sri Lanka
2100s 11.96 million people 10.90 million people 1.06 million people Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, Niger or Sri Lanka?
Niger, at 11.96 million people against 10.90 million people in Sri Lanka as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between Niger and Sri Lanka?
1.06 million people, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sri Lanka?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Niger and Sri Lanka rank globally for population by level of education?
Niger ranks 52nd and Sri Lanka ranks 54th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by level of education
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population withpost_secondary education in a country or region.