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

Sierra Leone
0.2393 units per person
in 2024
Uganda
0.22 units per person
in 2017
Sierra Leone rank
2nd
Uganda rank
4th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Uganda
0.050.10.150.20.250.3197019972024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.2393 units per person against 0.22 units per person in Uganda, a difference of 0.0193 units per person.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 2nd and Uganda ranks 4th of 206 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 0.065 units per person 0.0817 units per person 0.0167 units per person Uganda
1980s 0.1033 units per person 0.1268 units per person 0.0235 units per person Uganda
1990s 0.0899 units per person 0.1412 units per person 0.0514 units per person Uganda
2000s 0.1091 units per person 0.2761 units per person 0.167 units per person Uganda
2010s 0.1938 units per person 0.2313 units per person 0.0376 units per person Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Sierra Leone or Uganda?
Sierra Leone, at 0.2393 units per person against 0.22 units per person in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Sierra Leone and Uganda?
0.0193 units per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?
27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Sierra Leone and Uganda rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Sierra Leone ranks 2nd and Uganda ranks 4th 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.