Sierra Leone vs World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male

Sierra Leone
122.7%
in 2019
World
96.3%
in 2019
Sierra Leone rank
5th
World rank
2nd

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

  • Sierra Leone
  • World
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 122.7% against 96.3% in World, a difference of 26.4%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times World's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2001 it was World ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 5th and World ranks 2nd of 188 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and World in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone World Difference Ahead
2000s 68.4% 92.9% 24.5% World
2010s 102.1% 96.7% 5.4% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male, Sierra Leone or World?
Sierra Leone, at 122.7% against 96.3% in World as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male between Sierra Leone and World?
26.4%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and World?
9 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do Sierra Leone and World rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Sierra Leone ranks 5th and World ranks 2nd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
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 male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.