Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes
Guinea-Bissau
85.1%
in 2006
Sierra Leone
83.4%
in 2017
Guinea-Bissau rank
144th
Sierra Leone rank
147th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 85.1% against 83.4% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 144th and Sierra Leone ranks 147th of 197 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.2% | 25.5% | 6.7% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 38.3% | 36.9% | 1.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 85.1% against 83.4% in Sierra Leone as of 2006.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 1.7%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1989.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 144th and Sierra Leone ranks 147th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and 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.