Sierra Leone vs Syria: Primary education, pupils, gaps filled

Sierra Leone
2.07 million
in 2024
Syria
2.17 million
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
69th
Syria rank
67th

Primary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Syria
01.0M2.0M3.0M197119972024

How they compare

Syria currently reports 2.17 million against 2.07 million in Sierra Leone, a difference of 104,400.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 69th and Syria ranks 67th of 206 countries.

Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 200,465 1.20 million 994,953 Syria
1980s 377,591 1.89 million 1.51 million Syria
1990s 379,289 2.41 million 2.03 million Syria
2000s 498,612 2.80 million 2.31 million Syria
2010s 1.25 million 2.20 million 953,647 Syria
2020s 1.97 million 2.21 million 239,578 Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, gaps filled, Sierra Leone or Syria?
Syria, at 2.17 million against 2.07 million in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, gaps filled between Sierra Leone and Syria?
104,400, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Syria?
31 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Syria rank globally for primary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Sierra Leone ranks 69th and Syria ranks 67th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,866 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.