Sierra Leone vs WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: School age population, primary education, male

Sierra Leone
647,168
in 2025
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
49.69 million
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
83rd
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank
84th

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
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How they compare

WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan currently reports 49.69 million against 647,168 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 49.04 million.

That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan's figure about 76.8 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 83rd and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 84th of 222 countries.

WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 258,290 20.04 million 19.78 million WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
1980s 329,589 25.71 million 25.38 million WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
1990s 379,799 33.25 million 32.87 million WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
2000s 432,145 36.55 million 36.12 million WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
2010s 562,950 42.40 million 41.84 million WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
2020s 631,216 48.93 million 48.30 million WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Sierra Leone or WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, at 49.69 million against 647,168 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Sierra Leone and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
49.04 million, with WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
Sierra Leone ranks 83rd and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 84th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, male (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, male (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