Benin vs Sierra Leone: School age population, early childhood education, female

Benin
340,759 number
in 2019
Sierra Leone
328,005 number
in 2019
Benin rank
89th
Sierra Leone rank
92nd

School age population, early childhood education, female over time

  • Benin
  • Sierra Leone
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199920092019

How they compare

Benin currently reports 340,759 number against 328,005 number in Sierra Leone, a difference of 12,754 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Benin ranks 89th and Sierra Leone ranks 92nd of 199 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 209,193 number 214,070 number 4,877 number Sierra Leone
2000s 402,507 number 248,674 number 153,834 number Benin
2010s 315,486 number 319,619 number 4,132 number Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, female, Benin or Sierra Leone?
Benin, at 340,759 number against 328,005 number in Sierra Leone as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, female between Benin and Sierra Leone?
12,754 number, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Benin ranks 89th and Sierra Leone ranks 92nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/