Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: School age population, secondary education, male

Papua New Guinea
586,009 number
in 2020
Sierra Leone
633,616 number
in 2020
Papua New Guinea rank
84th
Sierra Leone rank
81st

School age population, secondary education, male over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 633,616 number against 586,009 number in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 47,607 number.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 84th and Sierra Leone ranks 81st of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 212,536 number 202,225 number 10,311 number Papua New Guinea
1980s 275,275 number 271,392 number 3,882 number Papua New Guinea
1990s 358,509 number 331,230 number 27,278 number Papua New Guinea
2000s 421,296 number 372,364 number 48,933 number Papua New Guinea
2010s 531,030 number 539,904 number 8,874 number Sierra Leone
2020s 586,009 number 633,616 number 47,607 number Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, male, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 633,616 number against 586,009 number in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, male between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
47,607 number, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for school age population, secondary education, male?
Papua New Guinea ranks 84th 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, male (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, male (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

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