Netherlands vs Sierra Leone: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Netherlands
186,570 number
in 2020
Sierra Leone
199,939 number
in 2020
Netherlands rank
86th
Sierra Leone rank
83rd

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Netherlands
  • Sierra Leone
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k197019952020

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 199,939 number against 186,570 number in Netherlands, a difference of 13,369 number.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 86th and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 242,851 number 67,009 number 175,843 number Netherlands
1980s 214,958 number 89,178 number 125,780 number Netherlands
1990s 181,046 number 109,129 number 71,917 number Netherlands
2000s 199,001 number 135,894 number 63,107 number Netherlands
2010s 198,657 number 178,104 number 20,553 number Netherlands
2020s 186,570 number 199,939 number 13,369 number Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Netherlands or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 199,939 number against 186,570 number in Netherlands as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Netherlands and Sierra Leone?
13,369 number, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sierra Leone?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Netherlands and Sierra Leone rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Netherlands ranks 86th and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.