Lesotho vs Sierra Leone: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female

Lesotho
84.3%
in 2017
Sierra Leone
81.1%
in 2019
Lesotho rank
135th
Sierra Leone rank
138th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time

  • Lesotho
  • Sierra Leone
20406080199620072019

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 84.3% against 81.1% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 3.2%.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 135th and Sierra Leone ranks 138th of 188 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 41.8% 20.0% 21.8% Lesotho
2010s 82.7% 54.8% 28.0% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, Lesotho or Sierra Leone?
Lesotho, at 84.3% against 81.1% in Sierra Leone as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
3.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Lesotho and Sierra Leone rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Lesotho ranks 135th and Sierra Leone ranks 138th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, 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, lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.