Netherlands vs Sierra Leone: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Netherlands
1.20 million number
in 2020
Sierra Leone
1.26 million number
in 2020
Netherlands rank
83rd
Sierra Leone rank
81st

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Netherlands
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.26 million number against 1.20 million number in Netherlands, a difference of 69,170 number.

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

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

Netherlands ranks 83rd and Sierra Leone ranks 81st of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 1.41 million number 410,734 number 1.00 million number Netherlands
1980s 1.41 million number 547,691 number 866,891 number Netherlands
1990s 1.12 million number 661,782 number 456,378 number Netherlands
2000s 1.18 million number 741,002 number 439,435 number Netherlands
2010s 1.21 million number 1.08 million number 128,935 number Netherlands
2020s 1.20 million number 1.26 million number 69,170 number Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Netherlands or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 1.26 million number against 1.20 million number in Netherlands as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Netherlands and Sierra Leone?
69,170 number, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sierra Leone?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Netherlands and Sierra Leone rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Netherlands ranks 83rd and Sierra Leone ranks 81st of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary 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, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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