Sierra Leone vs Sweden: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education

Sierra Leone
19 years
in 2019
Sweden
19 years
in 2020
Sierra Leone rank
6th
Sweden rank
6th

Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Sweden
05101520199820092020

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 19 years against 19 years in Sweden, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 6th of 169 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 18 years 19 years 1 years Sweden
2000s 18 years 19 years 1 years Sweden
2010s 18.7 years 19 years 0.3 years Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education, Sierra Leone or Sweden?
Sierra Leone, at 19 years against 19 years in Sweden as of 2019.
What is the difference in official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education between Sierra Leone and Sweden?
0 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sweden?
21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Sierra Leone and Sweden rank globally for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
Sierra Leone ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 6th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
169 places, 3,190 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.