ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) vs Sierra Leone: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
8.12 million
in 2024
Sierra Leone
264,190
in 2025
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank
51st
Sierra Leone rank
53rd

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female over time

  • ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
  • Sierra Leone
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M199720112025

How they compare

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) currently reports 8.12 million against 264,190 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 7.85 million.

That makes ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)'s figure about 30.7 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 51st and Sierra Leone ranks 53rd of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 10.76 million 84,344 10.68 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2000s 13.59 million 104,029 13.49 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2010s 16.11 million 185,561 15.93 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2020s 16.88 million 249,532 16.64 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female, ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) or Sierra Leone?
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), at 8.12 million against 264,190 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female between ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) and Sierra Leone?
7.85 million, with ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) and Sierra Leone?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) and Sierra Leone rank globally for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 51st and Sierra Leone ranks 53rd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
395 places, 10,351 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release