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

46,697 number, with Sierra Leone ahead.

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

23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

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.

Sierra Leone vs Sri Lanka: Enrolment in primary education, female

Sierra Leone

896,191 number

in 2019

Sri Lanka

849,494 number

in 2018

Sierra Leone rank

68th

Sri Lanka rank

69th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Sierra Leone
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 896,191 number against 849,494 number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 46,697 number.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 68th and Sri Lanka ranks 69th of 203 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	80,266 number	769,568 number	689,303 number	Sri Lanka
1980s	150,707 number	1.03 million number	881,802 number	Sri Lanka
1990s	155,829 number	1.02 million number	862,391 number	Sri Lanka
2000s	230,384 number	862,399 number	632,015 number	Sri Lanka
2010s	671,542 number	861,852 number	190,310 number	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Sierra Leone or Sri Lanka?: Sierra Leone, at 896,191 number against 849,494 number in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka?: 46,697 number, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Sierra Leone ranks 68th and Sri Lanka ranks 69th 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: 04 September 2026

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