Sao Tome and Principe vs Sierra Leone: Official entrance age to compulsory education

Sao Tome and Principe
6 years
in 2019
Sierra Leone
6 years
in 2019
Sao Tome and Principe rank
24th
Sierra Leone rank
24th

Official entrance age to compulsory education over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Sierra Leone
02468199820082019

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 24th and Sierra Leone ranks 24th of 195 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 6.33 years 6 years 0.3333 years Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 6 years 6 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Sao Tome and Principe or Sierra Leone?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 6 years against 6 years in Sierra Leone as of 2019.
What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone?
0 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone?
16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 24th and Sierra Leone ranks 24th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Official entrance age to compulsory education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,083 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.