Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Mozambique or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 1.16 million against 1.07 million in Mozambique as of 2023.

What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Mozambique and Sierra Leone?

90,640, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sierra Leone?

18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mozambique vs Sierra Leone: Secondary education, pupils

Mozambique

1.07 million

in 2017

Sierra Leone

1.16 million

in 2023

Mozambique rank

71st

Sierra Leone rank

68th

Secondary education, pupils over time

Mozambique
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.16 million against 1.07 million in Mozambique, a difference of 90,640.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 71st and Sierra Leone ranks 68th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mozambique	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1970s	54,282	47,422	6,860	Mozambique
1980s	128,812	80,923	47,890	Mozambique
1990s	161,332	102,100	59,232	Mozambique
2000s	142,553	155,567	13,014	Sierra Leone
2010s	855,497	422,460	433,037	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Mozambique or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 1.16 million against 1.07 million in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Mozambique and Sierra Leone?: 90,640, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sierra Leone?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Mozambique and Sierra Leone rank globally for secondary education, pupils?: Mozambique ranks 71st and Sierra Leone ranks 68th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.