How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sri Lanka?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Australia

166,393 number

in 2020

Sri Lanka

173,070 number

in 2020

Australia rank

67th

Sri Lanka rank

66th

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

Australia
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 173,070 number against 166,393 number in Australia, a difference of 6,677 number.

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

Australia ranks 67th and Sri Lanka ranks 66th 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	130,518 number	168,574 number	38,056 number	Sri Lanka
1980s	133,130 number	179,204 number	46,074 number	Sri Lanka
1990s	130,916 number	189,471 number	58,555 number	Sri Lanka
2000s	143,685 number	166,082 number	22,398 number	Sri Lanka
2010s	148,774 number	172,290 number	23,517 number	Sri Lanka
2020s	166,393 number	173,070 number	6,677 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 173,070 number against 166,393 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?: 6,677 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 66th 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, male (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, male (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: 04 September 2026

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