Sierra Leone vs WB: Low Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
Sierra Leone
2.0%
in 2002
WB: Low Income (july 2025)
9.3%
in 2021
Sierra Leone rank
192nd
WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank
190th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Sierra Leone
- WB: Low Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Low Income (july 2025) currently reports 9.3% against 2.0% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 7.3%.
That makes WB: Low Income (july 2025)'s figure about 4.7 times Sierra Leone's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, WB: Low Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 192nd and WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 190th of 194 countries.
WB: Low Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | WB: Low Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 4.1% | 3.5% | WB: Low Income (july 2025) |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 5.1% | 3.9% | WB: Low Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 5.1% | 3.8% | WB: Low Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 4.7% | 2.8% | WB: Low Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, Sierra Leone or WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025), at 9.3% against 2.0% in Sierra Leone as of 2021.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Sierra Leone and WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- 7.3%, with WB: Low Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2002.
- How do Sierra Leone and WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- Sierra Leone ranks 192nd and WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 190th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). 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