Sierra Leone vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School age population, upper secondary education, female
Sierra Leone
383,254
in 2025
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
24.12 million
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
78th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
76th
School age population, upper secondary 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 24.12 million against 383,254 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 23.73 million.
That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 62.9 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 78th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 76th of 220 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 | 54,283 | 8.00 million | 7.94 million | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 70,256 | 11.09 million | 11.02 million | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 98,311 | 15.42 million | 15.32 million | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 169,184 | 20.15 million | 19.98 million | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 282,201 | 20.90 million | 20.61 million | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 360,055 | 22.88 million | 22.52 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, upper secondary education, female, Sierra Leone or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 24.12 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: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 23.73 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, upper secondary education, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 78th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 76th 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
February 2026 Data Release