Peru vs Sierra Leone: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Peru
97.8%
in 2003
Sierra Leone
97.5%
in 2012
Peru rank
50th
Sierra Leone rank
53rd
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Peru
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Peru currently reports 97.8% against 97.5% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Peru ranks 50th and Sierra Leone ranks 53rd of 190 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Peru |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Peru |
| 1840s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Peru |
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Peru |
| 1860s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Peru |
| 1870s | 1.2% | 0.1% | 1.1% | Peru |
| 1880s | 2.6% | 0.1% | 2.5% | Peru |
| 1890s | 5.4% | 0.2% | 5.2% | Peru |
| 1900s | 10.6% | 0.4% | 10.3% | Peru |
| 1910s | 19.2% | 0.6% | 18.6% | Peru |
| 1920s | 29.0% | 1.1% | 27.9% | Peru |
| 1930s | 38.8% | 1.9% | 36.9% | Peru |
| 1940s | 48.5% | 3.2% | 45.3% | Peru |
| 1950s | 55.5% | 5.5% | 50.0% | Peru |
| 1960s | 54.7% | 15.3% | 39.4% | Peru |
| 1970s | 75.9% | 23.0% | 52.9% | Peru |
| 1980s | 82.4% | 38.2% | 44.1% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Peru or Sierra Leone?
- Peru, at 97.8% against 97.5% in Sierra Leone as of 2003.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Peru and Sierra Leone?
- 0.3%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Sierra Leone?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 1980.
- How do Peru and Sierra Leone rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Peru ranks 50th 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.