Bangladesh vs Sierra Leone: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Bangladesh
97.6%
in 2018
Sierra Leone
97.5%
in 2012
Bangladesh rank
52nd
Sierra Leone rank
53rd
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Bangladesh
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 97.6% against 97.5% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 52nd and Sierra Leone ranks 53rd of 190 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Bangladesh |
| 1890s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Bangladesh |
| 1900s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 1.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 2.4% | 0.6% | 1.7% | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 4.1% | 1.1% | 3.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 7.0% | 1.9% | 5.1% | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 11.8% | 3.2% | 8.6% | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 18.8% | 5.5% | 13.3% | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 26.8% | 15.3% | 11.5% | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 39.4% | 23.0% | 16.4% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 43.7% | 38.8% | 4.9% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Bangladesh or Sierra Leone?
- Bangladesh, at 97.6% against 97.5% in Sierra Leone as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Bangladesh and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sierra Leone?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 1983.
- How do Bangladesh and Sierra Leone rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Bangladesh ranks 52nd and Sierra Leone ranks 53rd of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.