Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Nigeria
16.69 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
16.1 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
57th
Sierra Leone rank
59th

Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 16.69 units per square kilometre against 16.1 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.59 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Nigeria ranks 57th and Sierra Leone ranks 59th of 205 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7585 units per square kilometre 0.657 units per square kilometre 0.1015 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 2.97 units per square kilometre 1.19 units per square kilometre 1.77 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 3.43 units per square kilometre 1.41 units per square kilometre 2.02 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 5.05 units per square kilometre 2.16 units per square kilometre 2.9 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 11.92 units per square kilometre 6.07 units per square kilometre 5.85 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 15.48 units per square kilometre 13.38 units per square kilometre 2.1 units per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
Nigeria, at 16.69 units per square kilometre against 16.1 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
0.59 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 57th and Sierra Leone ranks 59th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 9,655 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Secondary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.