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

Sierra Leone
83.4%
in 2017
Vanuatu
83.2%
in 2015
Sierra Leone rank
147th
Vanuatu rank
149th

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

  • Sierra Leone
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 83.4% against 83.2% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 147th and Vanuatu ranks 149th of 197 countries.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1970s 25.3% 65.0% 39.7% Vanuatu
1980s 34.1% 63.9% 29.8% Vanuatu
1990s 31.4% 58.9% 27.5% Vanuatu
2000s 50.6% 78.0% 27.4% Vanuatu
2010s 77.9% 83.2% 5.2% Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Sierra Leone or Vanuatu?
Sierra Leone, at 83.4% against 83.2% in Vanuatu as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Sierra Leone and Vanuatu?
0.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Vanuatu?
14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Sierra Leone and Vanuatu rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Sierra Leone ranks 147th and Vanuatu ranks 149th 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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About this data

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.