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

Sri Lanka
343,408 number
in 2020
Zimbabwe
370,097 number
in 2020
Sri Lanka rank
65th
Zimbabwe rank
62nd

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Zimbabwe
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019952020

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 370,097 number against 343,408 number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 26,689 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 65th and Zimbabwe ranks 62nd of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 333,295 number 151,553 number 181,742 number Sri Lanka
1980s 352,846 number 222,213 number 130,632 number Sri Lanka
1990s 371,775 number 304,382 number 67,392 number Sri Lanka
2000s 327,106 number 321,128 number 5,978 number Sri Lanka
2010s 343,181 number 329,105 number 14,076 number Sri Lanka
2020s 343,408 number 370,097 number 26,689 number Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Sri Lanka or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 370,097 number against 343,408 number in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe?
26,689 number, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Sri Lanka ranks 65th and Zimbabwe ranks 62nd 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.