MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) vs Sierra Leone: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
46.92 million
in 2024
Sierra Leone
771,270
in 2025
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank
81st
Sierra Leone rank
78th

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) currently reports 46.92 million against 771,270 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 46.15 million.

That makes MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)'s figure about 60.8 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) has been ahead every year.

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 81st and Sierra Leone ranks 78th of 221 groups.

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 13.93 million 107,238 13.82 million MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
1980s 18.77 million 139,365 18.63 million MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
1990s 27.18 million 196,151 26.98 million MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
2000s 41.62 million 339,342 41.28 million MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
2010s 43.68 million 567,257 43.11 million MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
2020s 45.63 million 725,394 44.90 million MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) or Sierra Leone?
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), at 46.92 million against 771,270 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) and Sierra Leone?
46.15 million, with MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) and Sierra Leone?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) and Sierra Leone rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 81st and Sierra Leone ranks 78th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,373 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release