Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

Papua New Guinea
210,541 number
in 2020
Sierra Leone
214,762 number
in 2020
Papua New Guinea rank
82nd
Sierra Leone rank
81st

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019952020

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 214,762 number against 210,541 number in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 4,221 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 82nd and Sierra Leone ranks 81st of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 88,939 number 85,512 number 3,427 number Papua New Guinea
1980s 115,864 number 111,770 number 4,093 number Papua New Guinea
1990s 138,143 number 132,589 number 5,554 number Papua New Guinea
2000s 168,977 number 156,766 number 12,212 number Papua New Guinea
2010s 198,401 number 201,123 number 2,722 number Sierra Leone
2020s 210,541 number 214,762 number 4,221 number Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, both, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 214,762 number against 210,541 number in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
4,221 number, with Sierra Leone 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Papua New Guinea ranks 82nd and Sierra Leone ranks 81st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of 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.