Sierra Leone vs WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Sierra Leone
1.44 % change on previous year
in 2002
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2.23 % change on previous year
in 2021
Sierra Leone rank
102nd
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank
101st

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
050100150197119962021

How they compare

WB: Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 2.23 % change on previous year against 1.44 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.79 % change on previous year.

That makes WB: Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 1.6 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 102nd and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 101st of 189 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone WB: Africa Eastern and Southern Difference Ahead
1970s 4.84 % change on previous year 5.14 % change on previous year 0.295 % change on previous year WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 57.63 % change on previous year 7.23 % change on previous year 50.4 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
1990s -4.51 % change on previous year 5.38 % change on previous year 9.88 % change on previous year WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 16.8 % change on previous year 9.44 % change on previous year 7.35 % change on previous year Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Sierra Leone or WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, at 2.23 % change on previous year against 1.44 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone as of 2021.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Sierra Leone and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
0.79 % change on previous year, with WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
14 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2002.
How do Sierra Leone and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Sierra Leone ranks 102nd and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 101st of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
410 places, 17,230 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.