Sierra Leone vs WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: School age population, upper secondary education, female

Sierra Leone
383,254
in 2025
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
23.46 million
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
78th
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank
78th

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
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How they compare

WB: Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 23.46 million against 383,254 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 23.07 million.

That makes WB: Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 61.2 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Africa Eastern and Southern has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 78th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 78th of 220 countries.

WB: Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone WB: Africa Eastern and Southern Difference Ahead
1970s 54,283 7.09 million 7.03 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 70,256 9.43 million 9.36 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 98,311 12.21 million 12.11 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 169,184 14.47 million 14.30 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 282,201 18.39 million 18.11 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 360,055 22.43 million 22.07 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, female, Sierra Leone or WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, at 23.46 million against 383,254 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between Sierra Leone and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
23.07 million, with WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Sierra Leone ranks 78th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 78th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary 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

Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,367 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release