SDG: Eastern Asia vs Sierra Leone: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

SDG: Eastern Asia
46.13 million
in 2024
Sierra Leone
683,783
in 2025
SDG: Eastern Asia rank
77th
Sierra Leone rank
79th

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • SDG: Eastern Asia
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

SDG: Eastern Asia currently reports 46.13 million against 683,783 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 45.44 million.

That makes SDG: Eastern Asia's figure about 67.5 times Sierra Leone's.

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

SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 77th and Sierra Leone ranks 79th 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 110.47 million 175,264 110.29 million SDG: Eastern Asia
1980s 88.73 million 221,284 88.51 million SDG: Eastern Asia
1990s 93.78 million 291,585 93.49 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2000s 56.14 million 497,395 55.65 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2010s 58.08 million 611,126 57.46 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2020s 54.68 million 660,573 54.02 million SDG: Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, SDG: Eastern Asia or Sierra Leone?
SDG: Eastern Asia, at 46.13 million against 683,783 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between SDG: Eastern Asia and Sierra Leone?
45.44 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, pre-primary education, both sexes?
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 77th and Sierra Leone ranks 79th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,796 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release