Sierra Leone vs WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

Sierra Leone
1.16 million
in 2025
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
63.27 million
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
68th
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank
68th

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
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How they compare

WB: Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 63.27 million against 1.16 million in Sierra Leone, a difference of 62.11 million.

That makes WB: Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 54.8 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, WB: Africa Eastern and Southern has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 68th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 68th of 207 countries.

WB: Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone WB: Africa Eastern and Southern Difference Ahead
1990s 404,960 40.69 million 40.29 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 497,395 44.24 million 43.74 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 611,126 54.78 million 54.17 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 754,203 61.81 million 61.06 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Sierra Leone or WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, at 63.27 million against 1.16 million in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between Sierra Leone and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
62.11 million, with WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Sierra Leone ranks 68th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 68th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
401 places, 9,808 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release