Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Sierra Leone: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
109.2%
in 2019
Sierra Leone
125.5%
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
1st
Sierra Leone rank
3rd

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 125.5% against 109.2% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 16.3%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 3rd of 45 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 112.3% 48.2% 64.1% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 109.1% 101.6% 7.5% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 125.5% against 109.2% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sierra Leone?
16.3%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sierra Leone?
9 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sierra Leone rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 3rd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.