Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Papua New Guinea
9,943 number
in 1999
Sierra Leone
9,041 number
in 2002
Papua New Guinea rank
158th
Sierra Leone rank
161st

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
05.0k10.0k15.0k197119862002

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 9,943 number against 9,041 number in Sierra Leone, a difference of 902 number.

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

Across all 5 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 158th and Sierra Leone ranks 161st of 193 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 5,426 number 1,318 number 4,108 number Papua New Guinea
1980s 5,842 number 3,254 number 2,588 number Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Papua New Guinea, at 9,943 number against 9,041 number in Sierra Leone as of 1999.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
902 number, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
5 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 1986.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Papua New Guinea ranks 158th and Sierra Leone ranks 161st of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.