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Sierra Leone - Primary Enrollment 1980

School enrollment, primary (% gross) · World Bank
51.88% +11.31pp from 1979 Global rank: 78th

Sierra Leone's primary enrollment was 51.88% in 1980. This was the 78th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1980▾
Primary Enrollment by Country - 1980
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Angola 159.81% 110.4%
2nd São Tomé and Principe 153.97% 19.8%
3rd Gabon 138.64% 1.2%
4th Maldives 130.94% -
5th Suriname 128.85% -1.9%
6th St. Lucia 125.87% -1.2%
7th Belize 124.72% 4.9%
8th Congo, Republic of 123.10% 4.3%
9th Madagascar 122.35% 5.8%
10th Kiribati 119.22% 2.6%
11th Sri Lanka 118.75% 4.1%
12th Kenya 117.30% 1.5%
13th Viet Nam 117.02% 4.2%
14th Vanuatu 114.89% -5.9%
15th Brunei Darussalam 113.64% -0.4%
16th St. Kitts and Nevis 113.00% 7.5%
17th Peru 112.03% -0.9%
18th Libya 111.63% -2.7%
19th Paraguay 109.59% 2.2%
20th Cuba 109.47% -3.0%
21st Iraq 108.89% 2.7%
22nd China 108.84% -1.0%
23rd Panama 106.78% -2.0%
24th Argentina 106.57% -0.2%
25th Jamaica 105.84% -1.9%
26th Bahrain 105.54% -2.4%
27th Lebanon 104.76% 0.5%
28th Fiji 104.69% 0.3%
29th Dominica 104.66% -3.8%
30th Grenada 104.55% 0.1%
31st Malaysia 103.39% -0.5%
32nd Cabo Verde 102.76% -3.6%
33rd Lao PDR 102.43% -0.2%
34th Bermuda 101.77% 2.5%
35th Cayman Islands 101.74% -2.2%
36th Barbados 101.67% -6.3%
37th Belarus 101.34% 1.5%
38th Mongolia 101.19% -0.5%
39th Philippines 101.19% -1.8%
40th Lesotho 99.68% 0.6%
41st Guyana 99.45% -3.9%
42nd Togo 99.15% 2.4%
43rd Tunisia 99.07% 2.3%
44th Trinidad and Tobago 97.35% -3.0%
45th Seychelles 97.28% -2.4%
46th Kuwait 96.62% -0.1%
47th Honduras 96.58% 1.6%
48th Botswana 96.25% 5.0%
49th Tanzania 95.43% 0.2%
50th Eswatini 95.07% 1.8%
51st Cameroon 94.99% 0.2%
52nd Iran, Islamic Republic of 94.74% 10.3%
53rd Bahamas, The 94.73% 0.3%
54th Congo, Democratic Republic of 94.43% 0.5%
55th Nigeria 94.18% 5.4%
56th Algeria 93.79% 0.0%
57th El Salvador 93.55% -7.5%
58th Zimbabwe 92.91% 43.7%
59th Samoa 92.80% -2.4%
60th Myanmar 92.48% 2.0%
61st Syrian Arab Republic 92.36% 1.6%
62nd Zambia 90.44% 0.8%
63rd Nicaragua 85.83% 11.2%
64th Morocco 76.47% 4.5%
65th Gibraltar 73.89% -0.3%
66th Guatemala 72.59% 3.8%
67th Solomon Islands 70.98% 2.2%
68th Côte d'Ivoire 70.04% 2.0%
69th Egypt, Arab Republic of 68.36% 1.1%
70th Ghana 67.72% 2.4%
71st Haiti 67.65% 7.4%
72nd Malawi 67.05% 5.0%
73rd Bangladesh 64.19% -3.5%
74th Central African Republic 62.13% 0.7%
75th Papua New Guinea 59.54% 6.8%
76th Guinea-Bissau 59.50% -6.1%
77th Benin 53.97% 2.4%
78th Sierra Leone 51.88% 27.9%
79th Liberia 48.73% 6.2%
80th Uganda 48.57% 3.5%
81st Pakistan 45.90% -1.6%
82nd Bhutan 44.75% 27.1%
83rd Afghanistan 43.81% 16.3%
84th Senegal 40.81% 2.2%
85th Gambia, The 37.28% 12.0%
86th Guinea 34.94% 1.9%
87th Mauritania 34.04% 15.3%
88th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 28.78% -9.9%
89th Mali 26.63% -0.9%
90th Burundi 22.90% 6.9%
91st Niger 21.63% 9.4%
92nd Burkina Faso 17.40% 5.5%
Source: World Bank (SE.PRM.ENRR)

FAQ

What was Sierra Leone's primary enrollment in 1980?▾

Sierra Leone's primary enrollment in 1980 was 51.88%. This ranked 78th globally.

How did Sierra Leone's primary enrollment change in 1980?▾

Sierra Leone's primary enrollment increased by 27.9% in 1980 compared to 1979.

Which country had the highest primary enrollment in 1980?▾

Angola had the highest primary enrollment in 1980 at 159.81%.

What is the primary enrollment of Sierra Leone in 1980?▾

The primary enrollment of Sierra Leone in 1980 was 51.88%. This ranked 78th globally.

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