Europe & Central Asia vs Sierra Leone: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia
1.91 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
27.95 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia rank
41st
Sierra Leone rank
41st

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 27.95 units per square kilometre against 1.91 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 26.04 units per square kilometre.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 14.6 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 41st and Sierra Leone ranks 41st of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 10.94 units per square kilometre 2.66 units per square kilometre 8.28 units per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia
1980s 10.55 units per square kilometre 5.16 units per square kilometre 5.39 units per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia
1990s 10.42 units per square kilometre 5.25 units per square kilometre 5.16 units per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia
2000s 1.99 units per square kilometre 6.91 units per square kilometre 4.92 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 1.84 units per square kilometre 19.3 units per square kilometre 17.47 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 1.9 units per square kilometre 26.98 units per square kilometre 25.08 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Europe & Central Asia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 27.95 units per square kilometre against 1.91 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia and Sierra Leone?
26.04 units per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Sierra Leone?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Sierra Leone rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 41st and Sierra Leone ranks 41st of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.