Australia vs Sri Lanka: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general

Australia
324,473 number
in 2020
Sri Lanka
343,408 number
in 2020
Australia rank
67th
Sri Lanka rank
65th

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

  • Australia
  • Sri Lanka
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019952020

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 343,408 number against 324,473 number in Australia, a difference of 18,935 number.

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

Across all 51 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 67th and Sri Lanka ranks 65th of 205 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 254,488 number 333,295 number 78,807 number Sri Lanka
1980s 260,040 number 352,846 number 92,806 number Sri Lanka
1990s 255,015 number 371,775 number 116,760 number Sri Lanka
2000s 276,939 number 327,106 number 50,167 number Sri Lanka
2010s 289,373 number 343,181 number 53,808 number Sri Lanka
2020s 324,473 number 343,408 number 18,935 number Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Australia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 343,408 number against 324,473 number in Australia as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Australia and Sri Lanka?
18,935 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sri Lanka?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Australia and Sri Lanka rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Australia ranks 67th and Sri Lanka ranks 65th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.