New Zealand vs Sierra Leone: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
New Zealand
97.5%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
97.5%
in 2012
New Zealand rank
54th
Sierra Leone rank
53rd
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- New Zealand
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 97.5% against 97.5% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 54th and Sierra Leone ranks 53rd of 190 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 49.6% | 0.0% | 49.6% | New Zealand |
| 1830s | 55.0% | 0.0% | 55.0% | New Zealand |
| 1840s | 60.2% | 0.0% | 60.2% | New Zealand |
| 1850s | 65.3% | 0.0% | 65.2% | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 70.0% | 0.0% | 70.0% | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 74.4% | 0.1% | 74.3% | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 78.3% | 0.1% | 78.2% | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 81.8% | 0.2% | 81.6% | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 84.5% | 0.4% | 84.1% | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 92.1% | 0.6% | 91.5% | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 95.3% | 1.1% | 94.2% | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 76.7% | 1.9% | 74.8% | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 73.8% | 3.2% | 70.6% | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 93.7% | 5.5% | 88.1% | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 77.5% | 15.3% | 62.2% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 23.0% | 77.0% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 38.2% | 61.8% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, New Zealand or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 97.5% against 97.5% in New Zealand as of 2012.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between New Zealand and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sierra Leone?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 1980.
- How do New Zealand and Sierra Leone rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- New Zealand ranks 54th 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.