Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Guinea or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 896,191 number against 793,658 number in Guinea as of 2019.

What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Guinea and Sierra Leone?

102,533 number, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sierra Leone?

23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Enrolment in primary education, female

Guinea

793,658 number

in 2016

Sierra Leone

896,191 number

in 2019

Guinea rank

71st

Sierra Leone rank

68th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Guinea
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 896,191 number against 793,658 number in Guinea, a difference of 102,533 number.

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

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

Guinea ranks 71st and Sierra Leone ranks 68th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1970s	66,364 number	76,452 number	10,088 number	Sierra Leone
1980s	86,034 number	154,639 number	68,605 number	Sierra Leone
1990s	102,638 number	155,829 number	53,192 number	Sierra Leone
2000s	332,612 number	222,332 number	110,280 number	Guinea
2010s	744,088 number	642,076 number	102,012 number	Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Guinea or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 896,191 number against 793,658 number in Guinea as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Guinea and Sierra Leone?: 102,533 number, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sierra Leone?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Guinea ranks 71st and Sierra Leone ranks 68th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.