Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Sierra Leone: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Lao People's Democratic Republic
701,168 number
in 2019
Sierra Leone
662,880 number
in 2014
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
88th
Sierra Leone rank
91st

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 701,168 number against 662,880 number in Sierra Leone, a difference of 38,288 number.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 88th and Sierra Leone ranks 91st of 203 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 272,060 number 245,267 number 26,793 number Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 351,534 number 315,080 number 36,454 number Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 468,223 number 389,170 number 79,053 number Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 602,724 number 519,155 number 83,569 number Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 714,164 number 644,000 number 70,164 number Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Sierra Leone?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 701,168 number against 662,880 number in Sierra Leone as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Sierra Leone?
38,288 number, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Sierra Leone?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Sierra Leone rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 88th and Sierra Leone ranks 91st of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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