India vs Sierra Leone: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes

India
83.3%
in 2019
Sierra Leone
83.4%
in 2017
India rank
148th
Sierra Leone rank
147th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • India
  • Sierra Leone
20406080100197119952019

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 83.4% against 83.3% in India, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 20 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 148th and Sierra Leone ranks 147th of 197 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 50.6% 25.4% 25.2% India
1980s 58.3% 36.7% 21.6% India
2000s 66.2% 50.6% 15.6% India
2010s 87.8% 80.6% 7.3% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, India or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 83.4% against 83.3% in India as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between India and Sierra Leone?
0.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sierra Leone?
20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do India and Sierra Leone rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
India ranks 148th 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.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,565 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.