Sierra Leone vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: School age population, lower secondary education, male

Sierra Leone
310,737
in 2025
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
24.61 million
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
90th
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
89th

School age population, lower secondary education, male over time

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

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa currently reports 24.61 million against 310,737 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 24.30 million.

That makes UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's figure about 79.2 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 90th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 89th of 220 countries.

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 150,086 6.23 million 6.08 million UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
1980s 193,557 8.04 million 7.84 million UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
1990s 216,819 10.29 million 10.07 million UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
2000s 186,858 14.78 million 14.60 million UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
2010s 252,826 19.20 million 18.95 million UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
2020s 295,739 23.68 million 23.39 million UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, male, Sierra Leone or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, at 24.61 million against 310,737 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, male between Sierra Leone and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
24.30 million, with UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
Sierra Leone ranks 90th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 89th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, male (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, male (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