Sierra Leone vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School age population, tertiary education, female
Sierra Leone
431,459
in 2025
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
32.01 million
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
87th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
84th
School age population, tertiary education, female over time
- Sierra Leone
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 32.01 million against 431,459 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 31.58 million.
That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 74.2 times Sierra Leone's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 87th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 84th of 221 countries.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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 (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 120,947 | 10.16 million | 10.04 million | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 156,684 | 14.10 million | 13.94 million | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 188,977 | 18.79 million | 18.61 million | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 247,817 | 26.34 million | 26.09 million | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 328,210 | 29.19 million | 28.86 million | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 404,490 | 31.04 million | 30.64 million | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Sierra Leone or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 32.01 million against 431,459 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Sierra Leone and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 31.58 million, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 87th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 84th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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
February 2026 Data Release