MDG: Northern Africa vs Sierra Leone: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes

MDG: Northern Africa
104.7%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
112.3%
in 2024
MDG: Northern Africa rank
22nd
Sierra Leone rank
20th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • MDG: Northern Africa
  • Sierra Leone
20406080100120199420092024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 112.3% against 104.7% in MDG: Northern Africa, a difference of 7.6%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Northern Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2001 it was MDG: Northern Africa ahead.

MDG: Northern Africa ranks 22nd and Sierra Leone ranks 20th of 221 groups.

MDG: Northern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Northern Africa Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 86.5% 26.4% 60.1% MDG: Northern Africa
2010s 97.8% 60.6% 37.2% MDG: Northern Africa
2020s 102.1% 100.7% 1.4% MDG: Northern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, MDG: Northern Africa or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 112.3% against 104.7% in MDG: Northern Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between MDG: Northern Africa and Sierra Leone?
7.6%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Northern Africa and Sierra Leone?
14 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do MDG: Northern Africa and Sierra Leone rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 22nd and Sierra Leone ranks 20th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). 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, lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,466 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release