Benin vs Sierra Leone: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Benin
62.6%
in 2020
Sierra Leone
64.9%
in 2020
Benin rank
104th
Sierra Leone rank
102nd
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Benin
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 64.9% against 62.6% in Benin, a difference of 2.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Benin ranks 104th and Sierra Leone ranks 102nd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 9 and Sierra Leone in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 1.5% | 1.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 2.5% | 2.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | 1.3% | 2.9% | 1.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 4.1% | 3.2% | 0.8% | Benin |
| 1940s | 7.8% | 4.2% | 3.6% | Benin |
| 1950s | 9.6% | 5.2% | 4.5% | Benin |
| 1960s | 12.6% | 6.8% | 5.9% | Benin |
| 1970s | 14.9% | 11.7% | 3.2% | Benin |
| 1980s | 20.6% | 18.8% | 1.9% | Benin |
| 1990s | 30.9% | 27.9% | 2.9% | Benin |
| 2000s | 40.6% | 35.1% | 5.4% | Benin |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 50.0% | 1.4% | Benin |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 64.9% | 2.3% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Benin or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 64.9% against 62.6% in Benin as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 2.3%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Benin ranks 104th and Sierra Leone ranks 102nd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.