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

Papua New Guinea
122,879
in 2025
Sierra Leone
111,985
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
80th
Sierra Leone rank
83rd

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k197019972025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 122,879 against 111,985 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 10,894.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 80th and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 222 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 44,648 40,926 3,722 Papua New Guinea
1980s 51,051 52,157 1,106 Sierra Leone
1990s 65,068 62,242 2,827 Papua New Guinea
2000s 85,106 78,126 6,980 Papua New Guinea
2010s 107,470 98,813 8,656 Papua New Guinea
2020s 120,709 108,429 12,279 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, male, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Papua New Guinea, at 122,879 against 111,985 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, male between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
10,894, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
Papua New Guinea ranks 80th and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,725 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release