Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Papua New Guinea
102,793 number
in 2020
Sierra Leone
108,623 number
in 2020
Papua New Guinea rank
82nd
Sierra Leone rank
81st

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k197019952020

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 108,623 number against 102,793 number in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 5,830 number.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 82nd and Sierra Leone ranks 81st of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 44,721 number 45,508 number 786.8 number Sierra Leone
1980s 57,842 number 58,989 number 1,147 number Sierra Leone
1990s 68,415 number 69,323 number 907.4 number Sierra Leone
2000s 83,893 number 81,420 number 2,473 number Papua New Guinea
2010s 97,136 number 102,848 number 5,712 number Sierra Leone
2020s 102,793 number 108,623 number 5,830 number Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 108,623 number against 102,793 number in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
5,830 number, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Papua New Guinea ranks 82nd and Sierra Leone ranks 81st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/