Ireland vs Sierra Leone: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre

Ireland
0.612 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.6374 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
85th
Sierra Leone rank
83rd

Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre over time

  • Ireland
  • Sierra Leone
00.20.40.6197119972023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.6374 units per square kilometre against 0.612 units per square kilometre in Ireland, a difference of 0.0254 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 85th and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1915 units per square kilometre 0.0909 units per square kilometre 0.1006 units per square kilometre Ireland
1980s 0.2206 units per square kilometre 0.1542 units per square kilometre 0.0664 units per square kilometre Ireland
1990s 0.2259 units per square kilometre 0.1533 units per square kilometre 0.0726 units per square kilometre Ireland
2000s 0.3174 units per square kilometre 0.2061 units per square kilometre 0.1113 units per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 0.4726 units per square kilometre 0.527 units per square kilometre 0.0544 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 0.5912 units per square kilometre 0.6381 units per square kilometre 0.0469 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per square kilometre, Ireland or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.6374 units per square kilometre against 0.612 units per square kilometre in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per square kilometre between Ireland and Sierra Leone?
0.0254 units per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sierra Leone?
21 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Sierra Leone rank globally for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 85th and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, 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, teachers, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,159 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers 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.