Mauritania vs Sierra Leone: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP
Mauritania
4.6%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
2,104.0%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
2nd
Sierra Leone rank
1st
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Mauritania
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2,104.0% against 4.6% in Mauritania, a difference of 2,099.4%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 457.7 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 2nd and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 173 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 527.4% | 526.9% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp, Mauritania or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 2,104.0% against 4.6% in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp between Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 2,099.4%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Sierra Leone rank globally for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 2nd and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release