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

Sierra Leone
1.25 million number
in 2020
Tunisia
1.12 million number
in 2020
Sierra Leone rank
81st
Tunisia rank
84th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.25 million number against 1.12 million number in Tunisia, a difference of 126,260 number.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.

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

Sierra Leone ranks 81st and Tunisia ranks 84th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Tunisia Difference Ahead
1970s 528,136 number 946,784 number 418,648 number Tunisia
1980s 696,834 number 1.09 million number 391,461 number Tunisia
1990s 805,478 number 1.26 million number 456,914 number Tunisia
2000s 875,227 number 1.09 million number 212,028 number Tunisia
2010s 1.14 million number 987,752 number 150,635 number Sierra Leone
2020s 1.25 million number 1.12 million number 126,260 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, Sierra Leone or Tunisia?
Sierra Leone, at 1.25 million number against 1.12 million number in Tunisia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Sierra Leone and Tunisia?
126,260 number, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Tunisia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Sierra Leone and Tunisia rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Sierra Leone ranks 81st and Tunisia ranks 84th 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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About this data

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.