Sierra Leone vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School age population, lower secondary education, male

Sierra Leone
310,737
in 2025
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
24.65 million
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
90th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
88th

School age population, lower secondary education, male over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 24.65 million against 310,737 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 24.34 million.

That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 79.3 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 90th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 88th of 220 countries.

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 150,086 9.08 million 8.93 million WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s 193,557 11.92 million 11.73 million WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 216,819 15.91 million 15.70 million WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 186,858 19.43 million 19.24 million WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 252,826 20.60 million 20.35 million WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 295,739 23.81 million 23.51 million WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)

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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 24.65 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
24.34 million, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
Sierra Leone ranks 90th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 88th 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