OECD members vs Sierra Leone: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

OECD members
2.59 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
27.95 units per square kilometre
in 2023
OECD members rank
39th
Sierra Leone rank
41st

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • OECD members
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 27.95 units per square kilometre against 2.59 units per square kilometre in OECD members, a difference of 25.36 units per square kilometre.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 10.8 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was OECD members ahead.

OECD members ranks 39th and Sierra Leone ranks 41st of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, OECD members averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 2.85 units per square kilometre 2.66 units per square kilometre 0.1853 units per square kilometre OECD members
1980s 2.92 units per square kilometre 5.16 units per square kilometre 2.24 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1990s 2.84 units per square kilometre 5.25 units per square kilometre 2.41 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2000s 2.83 units per square kilometre 6.91 units per square kilometre 4.08 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 2.67 units per square kilometre 19.3 units per square kilometre 16.63 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 2.6 units per square kilometre 26.98 units per square kilometre 24.38 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, OECD members or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 27.95 units per square kilometre against 2.59 units per square kilometre in OECD members as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between OECD members and Sierra Leone?
25.36 units per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Sierra Leone?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do OECD members and Sierra Leone rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
OECD members ranks 39th 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.