Sierra Leone vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Sierra Leone
178,431
in 2024
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
18.05 million
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
95th
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
92nd

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
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How they compare

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa currently reports 18.05 million against 178,431 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 17.87 million.

That makes UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's figure about 101.1 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 95th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 92nd of 214 countries.

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 16,841 5.46 million 5.44 million UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
2010s 70,660 13.12 million 13.05 million UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
2020s 165,190 16.83 million 16.66 million UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Sierra Leone or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, at 18.05 million against 178,431 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Sierra Leone and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
17.87 million, with UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Sierra Leone ranks 95th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 92nd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
435 places, 19,298 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.