Sierra Leone vs Small states: Secondary education, pupils, annual growth rate

Sierra Leone
19.82 % change on previous year
in 2021
Small states
2.22 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
2nd
Small states rank
3rd

Secondary education, pupils, annual growth rate over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Small states
-2002040197119972024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 19.82 % change on previous year against 2.22 % change on previous year in Small states, a difference of 17.6 % change on previous year.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 8.9 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 2nd and Small states ranks 3rd of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 7.16 % change on previous year 4.18 % change on previous year 2.97 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
1980s 0.9783 % change on previous year 1.64 % change on previous year 0.6655 % change on previous year Small states
1990s 1.22 % change on previous year 5.02 % change on previous year 3.8 % change on previous year Small states
2010s 13.04 % change on previous year 1.55 % change on previous year 11.49 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
2020s 12.07 % change on previous year 1.7 % change on previous year 10.37 % change on previous year Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, annual growth rate, Sierra Leone or Small states?
Sierra Leone, at 19.82 % change on previous year against 2.22 % change on previous year in Small states as of 2021.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, annual growth rate between Sierra Leone and Small states?
17.6 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Small states?
23 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2021.
How do Sierra Leone and Small states rank globally for secondary education, pupils, annual growth rate?
Sierra Leone ranks 2nd and Small states ranks 3rd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary 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
Secondary 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
250 places, 9,104 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Secondary education, pupils. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.