Mozambique vs Sierra Leone: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Mozambique
0.2344 units per person
in 2022
Sierra Leone
0.2393 units per person
in 2024
Mozambique rank
3rd
Sierra Leone rank
2nd

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Mozambique
  • Sierra Leone
0.050.10.150.20.25197119972024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.2393 units per person against 0.2344 units per person in Mozambique, a difference of 0.0049 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Mozambique ranks 3rd and Sierra Leone ranks 2nd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0831 units per person 0.0649 units per person 0.0182 units per person Mozambique
1980s 0.1014 units per person 0.1046 units per person 0.0032 units per person Sierra Leone
1990s 0.0937 units per person 0.0899 units per person 0.0038 units per person Mozambique
2000s 0.1465 units per person 0.1091 units per person 0.0374 units per person Mozambique
2010s 0.2222 units per person 0.1966 units per person 0.0255 units per person Mozambique
2020s 0.2345 units per person 0.2349 units per person 0.0004 units per person Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Mozambique or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.2393 units per person against 0.2344 units per person in Mozambique as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Mozambique and Sierra Leone?
0.0049 units per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sierra Leone?
28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Mozambique and Sierra Leone rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Mozambique ranks 3rd and Sierra Leone ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.