Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Sierra Leone: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
109.0%
in 2019
Sierra Leone
125.5%
in 2019
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
2nd
Sierra Leone rank
3rd

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

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 125.5% against 109.0% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 16.5%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd and Sierra Leone ranks 3rd of 45 groups.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 112.1% 48.2% 63.9% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 108.9% 101.6% 7.3% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 125.5% against 109.0% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sierra Leone?
16.5%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sierra Leone?
9 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sierra Leone rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd 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.