Madagascar vs Sierra Leone: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female

Madagascar
135.6%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
166.3%
in 2024
Madagascar rank
5th
Sierra Leone rank
2nd

Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female over time

  • Madagascar
  • Sierra Leone
50100150197119972024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 166.3% against 135.6% in Madagascar, a difference of 30.7%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 5th and Sierra Leone ranks 2nd of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 86.2% 29.2% 57.0% Madagascar
1980s 108.1% 45.7% 62.5% Madagascar
1990s 87.1% 39.6% 47.5% Madagascar
2000s 95.2% 62.2% 33.1% Madagascar
2010s 135.4% 124.2% 11.1% Madagascar
2020s 134.8% 160.9% 26.1% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary, female, Madagascar or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 166.3% against 135.6% in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary, female between Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
30.7%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Sierra Leone rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
Madagascar ranks 5th and Sierra Leone ranks 2nd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary, 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 17,340 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release