Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Papua New Guinea
199,272 number
in 2020
Sierra Leone
199,939 number
in 2020
Papua New Guinea rank
84th
Sierra Leone rank
83rd

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019952020

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 199,939 number against 199,272 number in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 667 number.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 84th and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 76,476 number 67,009 number 9,467 number Papua New Guinea
1980s 99,859 number 89,178 number 10,681 number Papua New Guinea
1990s 126,025 number 109,129 number 16,896 number Papua New Guinea
2000s 148,044 number 135,894 number 12,150 number Papua New Guinea
2010s 184,499 number 178,104 number 6,396 number Papua New Guinea
2020s 199,272 number 199,939 number 667 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, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 199,939 number against 199,272 number in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
667 number, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Papua New Guinea ranks 84th 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.