Gambia vs Sierra Leone: Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate
Gambia
2.4 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sierra Leone
2.52 % change on previous year
in 2024
Gambia rank
52nd
Sierra Leone rank
49th
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate over time
- Gambia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2.52 % change on previous year against 2.4 % change on previous year in Gambia, a difference of 0.12 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Gambia ranks 52nd and Sierra Leone ranks 49th of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.06 % change on previous year | 4.69 % change on previous year | 2.38 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 1980s | 9.95 % change on previous year | 3.91 % change on previous year | 6.04 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 1990s | 8.27 % change on previous year | -3.57 % change on previous year | 11.84 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 2000s | 4.13 % change on previous year | 25.15 % change on previous year | 21.02 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 6.22 % change on previous year | 6.52 % change on previous year | 0.2941 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 2.9 % change on previous year | 3.26 % change on previous year | 0.3551 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary education, pupils, annual growth rate, Gambia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 2.52 % change on previous year against 2.4 % change on previous year in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary education, pupils, annual growth rate between Gambia and Sierra Leone?
- 0.12 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sierra Leone?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Sierra Leone rank globally for primary education, pupils, annual growth rate?
- Gambia ranks 52nd and Sierra Leone ranks 49th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Primary education, pupils. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.