Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Average years of schooling
Rwanda
4.43 years
in 2020
Sierra Leone
4.58 years
in 2020
Rwanda rank
147th
Sierra Leone rank
144th
Average years of schooling over time
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 4.58 years against 4.43 years in Rwanda, a difference of 0.15 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Rwanda ranks 147th and Sierra Leone ranks 144th of 162 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1 years | 0.11 years | 0.01 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1880s | 0.1 years | 0.16 years | 0.06 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1890s | 0.1 years | 0.21 years | 0.11 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1900s | 0.1 years | 0.27 years | 0.17 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | 0.1 years | 0.28 years | 0.18 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | 0.1085 years | 0.258 years | 0.1495 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 0.1793 years | 0.2487 years | 0.0694 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 0.3399 years | 0.4882 years | 0.1484 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 0.7537 years | 0.8875 years | 0.1338 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 1.15 years | 1.35 years | 0.2008 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 1.61 years | 2.24 years | 0.6315 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 2.19 years | 3.11 years | 0.9226 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 2.96 years | 3.57 years | 0.6002 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 3.64 years | 3.66 years | 0.0213 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 4.43 years | 4.58 years | 0.1508 years | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 4.58 years against 4.43 years in Rwanda as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 0.15 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Rwanda ranks 147th and Sierra Leone ranks 144th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.