Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Sierra Leone: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
0.1578 units per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.2393 units per person
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
4th
Sierra Leone rank
2nd

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.2393 units per person against 0.1578 units per person in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 0.0815 units per person.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.5 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 4th and Sierra Leone ranks 2nd of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0905 units per person 0.065 units per person 0.0255 units per person Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1980s 0.108 units per person 0.1033 units per person 0.0047 units per person Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1990s 0.1022 units per person 0.0899 units per person 0.0123 units per person Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2000s 0.1227 units per person 0.1091 units per person 0.0136 units per person Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2010s 0.1656 units per person 0.1966 units per person 0.031 units per person Sierra Leone
2020s 0.1627 units per person 0.2381 units per person 0.0754 units per person Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.2393 units per person against 0.1578 units per person in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sierra Leone?
0.0815 units per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sierra Leone?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sierra Leone rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 4th and Sierra Leone ranks 2nd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.