Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female

Sierra Leone
83.7%
in 2017
Zimbabwe
83.9%
in 2013
Sierra Leone rank
144th
Zimbabwe rank
143rd

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 83.9% against 83.7% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 144th and Zimbabwe ranks 143rd of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 19.0% 39.0% 20.0% Zimbabwe
1980s 30.3% 80.6% 50.4% Zimbabwe
1990s 25.9% 75.8% 50.0% Zimbabwe
2000s 42.2% 79.1% 36.9% Zimbabwe
2010s 79.6% 84.3% 4.6% Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Sierra Leone or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 83.9% against 83.7% in Sierra Leone as of 2013.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
0.2%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.
How do Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Sierra Leone ranks 144th and Zimbabwe ranks 143rd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and 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, primary and secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.