Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sierra Leone: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Democratic Republic of Congo
69.3%
in 2020
Sierra Leone
64.9%
in 2020
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
99th
Sierra Leone rank
102nd
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 69.3% against 64.9% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 4.4%.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 99th and Sierra Leone ranks 102nd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 12 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 1900s | 0.5% | 1.5% | 1.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | 3.4% | 2.5% | 0.9% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1920s | 6.5% | 2.9% | 3.6% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1930s | 8.2% | 3.2% | 5.0% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1940s | 11.4% | 4.2% | 7.3% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1950s | 16.9% | 5.2% | 11.7% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1960s | 24.4% | 6.8% | 17.7% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 34.0% | 11.7% | 22.3% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 46.1% | 18.8% | 27.4% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 55.5% | 27.9% | 27.6% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 35.1% | 21.4% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 60.2% | 50.0% | 10.2% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 64.9% | 4.4% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
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, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sierra Leone?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 69.3% against 64.9% in Sierra Leone as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?
- 4.4%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 99th 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.