Sierra Leone vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: School age population, primary education, female

Sierra Leone
639,047
in 2025
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
50.37 million
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
82nd
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
81st

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
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How they compare

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa currently reports 50.37 million against 639,047 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 49.73 million.

That makes UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's figure about 78.8 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 82nd and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 81st of 222 countries.

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 261,301 16.03 million 15.77 million UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
1980s 331,137 20.42 million 20.09 million UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
1990s 379,271 26.55 million 26.17 million UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
2000s 429,803 33.84 million 33.41 million UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
2010s 554,662 43.32 million 42.76 million UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
2020s 623,614 49.58 million 48.96 million UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Sierra Leone or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, at 50.37 million against 639,047 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Sierra Leone and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
49.73 million, with UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Sierra Leone ranks 82nd and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 81st of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary 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, primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release