Sierra Leone vs UNESCO: Sids: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes
Sierra Leone
162.1%
in 2024
UNESCO: Sids
118.1%
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
2nd
UNESCO: Sids rank
5th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes over time
- Sierra Leone
- UNESCO: Sids
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 162.1% against 118.1% in UNESCO: Sids, a difference of 44.0%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times UNESCO: Sids's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was UNESCO: Sids ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 2nd and UNESCO: Sids ranks 5th of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and UNESCO: Sids in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | UNESCO: Sids | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.9% | 92.4% | 55.5% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 1980s | 56.7% | 95.3% | 38.6% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 1990s | 48.2% | 93.9% | 45.6% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 102.7% | 33.3% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2010s | 122.9% | 119.5% | 3.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 157.0% | 118.4% | 38.6% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes, Sierra Leone or UNESCO: Sids?
- Sierra Leone, at 162.1% against 118.1% in UNESCO: Sids as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes between Sierra Leone and UNESCO: Sids?
- 44.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and UNESCO: Sids?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and UNESCO: Sids rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- Sierra Leone ranks 2nd and UNESCO: Sids ranks 5th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release