SDG: Europe and Northern America vs Sierra Leone: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

SDG: Europe and Northern America
47.95 million
in 2024
Sierra Leone
618,066
in 2025
SDG: Europe and Northern America rank
90th
Sierra Leone rank
89th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • SDG: Europe and Northern America
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

SDG: Europe and Northern America currently reports 47.95 million against 618,066 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 47.33 million.

That makes SDG: Europe and Northern America's figure about 77.6 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, SDG: Europe and Northern America has been ahead every year.

SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 90th and Sierra Leone ranks 89th of 221 groups.

SDG: Europe and Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Europe and Northern America Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 54.58 million 302,650 54.27 million SDG: Europe and Northern America
2000s 50.75 million 372,914 50.38 million SDG: Europe and Northern America
2010s 44.29 million 502,221 43.78 million SDG: Europe and Northern America
2020s 47.20 million 587,545 46.61 million SDG: Europe and Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, SDG: Europe and Northern America or Sierra Leone?
SDG: Europe and Northern America, at 47.95 million against 618,066 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between SDG: Europe and Northern America and Sierra Leone?
47.33 million, with SDG: Europe and Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Europe and Northern America and Sierra Leone?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do SDG: Europe and Northern America and Sierra Leone rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 90th and Sierra Leone ranks 89th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release