Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP

Rwanda
0.0002 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.0003 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Rwanda rank
11th
Sierra Leone rank
9th

Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP over time

  • Rwanda
  • Sierra Leone
00.0010.0010.0020.002197119972024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.5 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 201 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP Rwanda
1980s 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
1990s 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2000s 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP Rwanda
2010s 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Rwanda
2020s 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp?
Rwanda ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 10,698 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.