Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Papua New Guinea
745,192 number
in 2020
Sierra Leone
692,517 number
in 2020
Papua New Guinea rank
77th
Sierra Leone rank
78th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 745,192 number against 692,517 number in Sierra Leone, a difference of 52,675 number.

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

Across all 51 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 77th and Sierra Leone ranks 78th of 205 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 254,830 number 107,837 number 146,994 number Papua New Guinea
1980s 346,869 number 143,222 number 203,646 number Papua New Guinea
1990s 454,410 number 205,278 number 249,132 number Papua New Guinea
2000s 535,248 number 354,646 number 180,602 number Papua New Guinea
2010s 671,857 number 572,933 number 98,924 number Papua New Guinea
2020s 745,192 number 692,517 number 52,675 number Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Papua New Guinea, at 745,192 number against 692,517 number in Sierra Leone as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
52,675 number, with Papua New Guinea 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, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Papua New Guinea ranks 77th 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.