SDG: Eastern Asia vs Sierra Leone: School age population, one year before the official primary entry

SDG: Eastern Asia
16.93 million
in 2024
Sierra Leone
225,437
in 2025
SDG: Eastern Asia rank
83rd
Sierra Leone rank
82nd

School age population, one year before the official primary entry over time

  • SDG: Eastern Asia
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

SDG: Eastern Asia currently reports 16.93 million against 225,437 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 16.71 million.

That makes SDG: Eastern Asia's figure about 75.1 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, SDG: Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 83rd and Sierra Leone ranks 82nd of 221 groups.

SDG: Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Eastern Asia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 29.08 million 85,703 28.99 million SDG: Eastern Asia
1980s 23.56 million 108,518 23.46 million SDG: Eastern Asia
1990s 25.84 million 129,038 25.71 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2000s 19.35 million 160,799 19.19 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2010s 19.24 million 200,100 19.04 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2020s 19.28 million 216,871 19.06 million SDG: Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before the official primary entry, SDG: Eastern Asia or Sierra Leone?
SDG: Eastern Asia, at 16.93 million against 225,437 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before the official primary entry between SDG: Eastern Asia and Sierra Leone?
16.71 million, with SDG: Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Eastern Asia and Sierra Leone?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do SDG: Eastern Asia and Sierra Leone rank globally for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 83rd and Sierra Leone ranks 82nd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,766 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release