How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Togo?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

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.

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

Sierra Leone

1.25 million number

in 2020

Togo

1.29 million number

in 2020

Sierra Leone rank

81st

Togo rank

80th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

Sierra Leone
Togo

How they compare

Togo currently reports 1.29 million number against 1.25 million number in Sierra Leone, a difference of 49,180 number.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 81st and Togo ranks 80th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 4 and Togo in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Togo	Difference	Ahead
1970s	528,136 number	383,884 number	144,252 number	Sierra Leone
1980s	696,834 number	534,172 number	162,663 number	Sierra Leone
1990s	805,478 number	714,940 number	90,539 number	Sierra Leone
2000s	875,227 number	868,541 number	6,686 number	Sierra Leone
2010s	1.14 million number	1.15 million number	11,214 number	Togo
2020s	1.25 million number	1.29 million number	49,180 number	Togo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Sierra Leone or Togo?: Togo, at 1.29 million number against 1.25 million number in Sierra Leone as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Sierra Leone and Togo?: 49,180 number, with Togo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Togo?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Sierra Leone and Togo rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?: Sierra Leone ranks 81st and Togo ranks 80th 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: 04 September 2026

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