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

Burundi
678,635 number
in 2020
Sierra Leone
692,517 number
in 2020
Burundi rank
79th
Sierra Leone rank
78th

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

  • Burundi
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 692,517 number against 678,635 number in Burundi, a difference of 13,882 number.

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

Burundi ranks 79th and Sierra Leone ranks 78th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 232,906 number 107,837 number 125,069 number Burundi
1980s 275,604 number 143,222 number 132,382 number Burundi
1990s 330,300 number 205,278 number 125,022 number Burundi
2000s 507,358 number 354,646 number 152,712 number Burundi
2010s 631,472 number 572,933 number 58,539 number Burundi
2020s 678,635 number 692,517 number 13,882 number Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Burundi or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 692,517 number against 678,635 number in Burundi as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Burundi and Sierra Leone?
13,882 number, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sierra Leone?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Burundi and Sierra Leone rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Burundi ranks 79th and Sierra Leone ranks 78th of 205 countries.
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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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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