Sierra Leone vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female

Sierra Leone
1.1%
in 2002
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
8.2%
in 2021
Sierra Leone rank
188th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
191st

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 8.2% against 1.1% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 7.1%.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 7.2 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 188th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 191st of 189 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2% 1.2% 1.0% WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s 0.3% 1.7% 1.4% WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 1.3% 3.9% 2.6% WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female, Sierra Leone or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 8.2% against 1.1% in Sierra Leone as of 2021.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female between Sierra Leone and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
7.1%, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
11 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2002.
How do Sierra Leone and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
Sierra Leone ranks 188th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 191st of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
410 places, 14,235 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release