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

Papua New Guinea
109,955 number
in 2020
Sierra Leone
108,999 number
in 2020
Papua New Guinea rank
81st
Sierra Leone rank
82nd

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

Papua New Guinea currently reports 109,955 number against 108,999 number in Sierra Leone, a difference of 956 number.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

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

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 47,203 number 44,504 number 2,699 number Papua New Guinea
1980s 61,324 number 58,159 number 3,165 number Papua New Guinea
1990s 72,542 number 68,572 number 3,971 number Papua New Guinea
2000s 89,326 number 80,537 number 8,789 number Papua New Guinea
2010s 103,752 number 102,730 number 1,022 number Papua New Guinea
2020s 109,955 number 108,999 number 956 number Papua New Guinea

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?
Papua New Guinea, at 109,955 number against 108,999 number in Sierra Leone 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?
956 number, with Papua New Guinea 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 81st and Sierra Leone ranks 82nd 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, male (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, male (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

Male 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/