Dominican Republic vs Sierra Leone: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Dominican Republic
1.16 million number
in 2020
Sierra Leone
1.25 million number
in 2020
Dominican Republic rank
83rd
Sierra Leone rank
81st

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.25 million number against 1.16 million number in Dominican Republic, a difference of 87,730 number.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 83rd and Sierra Leone ranks 81st of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 867,971 number 528,136 number 339,835 number Dominican Republic
1980s 996,620 number 696,834 number 299,786 number Dominican Republic
1990s 1.12 million number 805,478 number 310,208 number Dominican Republic
2000s 1.19 million number 875,227 number 312,412 number Dominican Republic
2010s 1.18 million number 1.14 million number 37,408 number Dominican Republic
2020s 1.16 million number 1.25 million number 87,730 number Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Dominican Republic or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 1.25 million number against 1.16 million number in Dominican Republic as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Dominican Republic and Sierra Leone?
87,730 number, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sierra Leone?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Dominican Republic and Sierra Leone rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Dominican Republic ranks 83rd and Sierra Leone ranks 81st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.