Sierra Leone vs Zambia: Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate

Sierra Leone
2.52 % change on previous year
in 2024
Zambia
2.55 % change on previous year
in 2017
Sierra Leone rank
49th
Zambia rank
47th

Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Zambia
-100102030197119972024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 2.55 % change on previous year against 2.52 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.03 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Zambia ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 47th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 4.69 % change on previous year 4.08 % change on previous year 0.6109 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
1980s 3.91 % change on previous year 4.3 % change on previous year 0.3938 % change on previous year Zambia
1990s -3.57 % change on previous year 2.18 % change on previous year 5.75 % change on previous year Zambia
2000s 25.15 % change on previous year 2.27 % change on previous year 22.88 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
2010s 4.44 % change on previous year 0.9281 % change on previous year 3.51 % 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, Sierra Leone or Zambia?
Zambia, at 2.55 % change on previous year against 2.52 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone as of 2017.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, annual growth rate between Sierra Leone and Zambia?
0.03 % change on previous year, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zambia?
21 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
How do Sierra Leone and Zambia rank globally for primary education, pupils, annual growth rate?
Sierra Leone ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 47th 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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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,553 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

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.