Sierra Leone vs Yemen: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Sierra Leone
64.9%
in 2020
Yemen
62.0%
in 2020
Sierra Leone rank
102nd
Yemen rank
105th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Sierra Leone
- Yemen
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 64.9% against 62.0% in Yemen, a difference of 2.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 102nd and Yemen ranks 105th of 111 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 1880s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 1890s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 1900s | 1.5% | 0.1% | 1.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | 2.5% | 0.1% | 2.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | 2.9% | 0.2% | 2.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 3.2% | 0.2% | 3.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | 4.2% | 0.3% | 3.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 5.2% | 0.5% | 4.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 6.8% | 1.0% | 5.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 11.7% | 1.6% | 10.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 18.8% | 6.9% | 11.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 27.9% | 19.8% | 8.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 33.6% | 1.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 49.1% | 0.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 64.9% | 62.0% | 2.9% | 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, Sierra Leone or Yemen?
- Sierra Leone, at 64.9% against 62.0% in Yemen as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Sierra Leone and Yemen?
- 2.9%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Yemen?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Sierra Leone and Yemen rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Sierra Leone ranks 102nd and Yemen ranks 105th 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.