Sierra Leone vs Small states: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Sierra Leone
0.2393 units per person
in 2024
Small states
0.2538 units per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
2nd
Small states rank
2nd

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Small states
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How they compare

Small states currently reports 0.2538 units per person against 0.2393 units per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0145 units per person.

That makes Small states's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Small states has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 2nd and Small states ranks 2nd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 0.065 units per person 0.2571 units per person 0.1922 units per person Small states
1980s 0.1033 units per person 0.2596 units per person 0.1563 units per person Small states
1990s 0.0899 units per person 0.2643 units per person 0.1744 units per person Small states
2000s 0.1091 units per person 0.2771 units per person 0.1679 units per person Small states
2010s 0.1966 units per person 0.2573 units per person 0.0607 units per person Small states
2020s 0.2381 units per person 0.2539 units per person 0.0159 units per person Small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Sierra Leone or Small states?
Small states, at 0.2538 units per person against 0.2393 units per person in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Sierra Leone and Small states?
0.0145 units per person, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Small states?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Small states rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Sierra Leone ranks 2nd and Small states ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
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.