Sierra Leone vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male
Sierra Leone
48.0%
in 2019
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
89.3%
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
83rd
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
86th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male over time
- Sierra Leone
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 89.3% against 48.0% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 41.3%.
That makes WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.9 times Sierra Leone's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 83rd and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 86th of 88 countries.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.5% | 85.4% | 42.9% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 88.1% | 39.3% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, Sierra Leone or WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), at 89.3% against 48.0% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male between Sierra Leone and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 41.3%, with WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
- How do Sierra Leone and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 83rd and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 86th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%). 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