Sierra Leone - Primary Enrollment 2019
145.62%
+31.04pp from 2018
Sierra Leone's primary enrollment was 145.62% in 2019, increased +31.04pp from 114.58% in 2018. This was the 1st highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2019▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sierra Leone | 145.62% | 27.1% |
| 2nd | Malawi | 139.27% | 1.9% |
| 3rd | Rwanda | 138.02% | 0.6% |
| 4th | Nepal | 137.43% | 1.5% |
| 5th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 129.53% | -0.4% |
| 6th | Vanuatu | 125.51% | 3.0% |
| 7th | Madagascar | 124.95% | -5.8% |
| 8th | Namibia | 124.16% | -0.4% |
| 9th | Eswatini | 123.60% | -0.2% |
| 10th | Sweden | 120.60% | -2.6% |
| 11th | Seychelles | 119.32% | -3.6% |
| 12th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 119.20% | -7.8% |
| 13th | Mozambique | 117.86% | 2.2% |
| 14th | Togo | 117.75% | -0.1% |
| 15th | Fiji | 114.91% | 8.2% |
| 16th | Belize | 114.46% | -0.4% |
| 17th | Tonga | 113.31% | -2.4% |
| 18th | Antigua and Barbuda | 112.85% | 0.1% |
| 19th | Dominican Republic | 112.33% | 6.1% |
| 20th | Gibraltar | 112.33% | -5.2% |
| 21st | Timor-Leste | 111.54% | -1.8% |
| 22nd | Morocco | 110.07% | 1.7% |
| 23rd | Colombia | 109.36% | -2.1% |
| 24th | Argentina | 109.34% | 0.0% |
| 25th | Marshall Islands | 109.18% | 4.1% |
| 26th | Afghanistan | 109.08% | 1.3% |
| 27th | Costa Rica | 108.83% | 3.1% |
| 28th | Peru | 108.47% | 3.9% |
| 29th | Aruba | 108.03% | 0.0% |
| 30th | United Arab Emirates | 107.53% | 1.8% |
| 31st | Brazil | 107.41% | -1.1% |
| 32nd | Benin | 106.80% | -4.5% |
| 33rd | Cameroon | 106.75% | 2.3% |
| 34th | Algeria | 106.07% | -1.0% |
| 35th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 105.45% | 0.1% |
| 36th | Papua New Guinea | 105.32% | -4.4% |
| 37th | Cabo Verde | 105.21% | -0.6% |
| 38th | Mexico | 105.10% | -0.1% |
| 39th | Moldova | 105.07% | 1.7% |
| 40th | Portugal | 104.90% | 0.5% |
| 41st | Nauru | 104.80% | -6.9% |
| 42nd | Lithuania | 104.71% | -1.3% |
| 43rd | Netherlands | 104.58% | 0.0% |
| 44th | Uruguay | 104.35% | -0.7% |
| 45th | Türkiye | 103.96% | 3.0% |
| 46th | Liechtenstein | 103.83% | -2.4% |
| 47th | Montenegro | 103.65% | 0.4% |
| 48th | Viet Nam | 103.34% | -0.8% |
| 49th | Spain | 103.19% | 0.5% |
| 50th | Samoa | 103.10% | -0.6% |
| 51st | Brunei Darussalam | 103.03% | -1.1% |
| 52nd | Thailand | 103.01% | 1.0% |
| 53rd | Italy | 102.96% | 0.1% |
| 54th | Saudi Arabia | 102.74% | -2.9% |
| 55th | Japan | 102.65% | 0.5% |
| 56th | Albania | 102.59% | -1.9% |
| 57th | Germany | 102.55% | -0.1% |
| 58th | France | 102.45% | 0.0% |
| 59th | Qatar | 102.27% | -4.5% |
| 60th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 102.20% | -1.2% |
| 61st | Belgium | 102.15% | -0.3% |
| 62nd | Guatemala | 101.98% | -1.0% |
| 63rd | Lao PDR | 101.98% | -2.2% |
| 64th | United Kingdom | 101.91% | 0.6% |
| 65th | Russian Federation | 101.83% | -0.2% |
| 66th | Austria | 101.78% | 0.4% |
| 67th | Switzerland | 101.59% | -0.2% |
| 68th | European Union | 101.54% | 0.1% |
| 69th | Burundi | 101.51% | -2.6% |
| 70th | Indonesia | 101.26% | -2.0% |
| 71st | Suriname | 101.25% | 0.5% |
| 72nd | Georgia | 101.24% | 0.4% |
| 73rd | Chile | 101.19% | -0.3% |
| 74th | South Africa | 101.12% | 0.7% |
| 75th | United States | 100.98% | -0.3% |
| 76th | Ireland | 100.98% | -0.1% |
| 77th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100.93% | 1.2% |
| 78th | Cuba | 100.80% | 0.5% |
| 79th | Singapore | 100.69% | 0.4% |
| 80th | Denmark | 100.55% | -0.2% |
| 81st | Cambodia | 100.48% | 0.8% |
| 82nd | Cyprus | 100.48% | 0.7% |
| 83rd | Australia | 100.20% | -0.2% |
| 84th | Gabon | 100.17% | -22.8% |
| 85th | Latvia | 99.98% | 0.4% |
| 86th | India | 99.91% | -1.5% |
| 87th | Ghana | 99.88% | 1.2% |
| 88th | Slovenia | 99.84% | 0.4% |
| 89th | Serbia | 99.64% | -0.7% |
| 90th | Korea | 99.64% | 1.0% |
| 91st | Finland | 99.56% | -0.1% |
| 92nd | Turkmenistan | 99.54% | - |
| 93rd | Czechia | 99.28% | 1.0% |
| 94th | Norway | 99.08% | -0.1% |
| 95th | Kazakhstan | 99.06% | 1.7% |
| 96th | Croatia | 99.00% | 0.1% |
| 97th | Kyrgyz Republic | 98.94% | -0.9% |
| 98th | Jordan | 98.86% | 0.0% |
| 99th | Iceland | 98.81% | -0.1% |
| 100th | Luxembourg | 98.33% | 1.0% |
| 101st | Ecuador | 98.32% | -0.6% |
| 102nd | Uzbekistan | 98.26% | 0.0% |
| 103rd | New Zealand | 98.25% | -0.3% |
| 104th | Solomon Islands | 98.21% | -2.0% |
| 105th | Malta | 98.17% | -1.4% |
| 106th | Estonia | 98.16% | 0.7% |
| 107th | Slovak Republic | 97.99% | 1.0% |
| 108th | Bhutan | 97.99% | -1.3% |
| 109th | Azerbaijan | 97.94% | -1.8% |
| 110th | China | 97.82% | 0.0% |
| 111th | Oman | 97.74% | -3.3% |
| 112th | St. Lucia | 97.72% | 0.9% |
| 113th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 97.67% | 0.6% |
| 114th | Tanzania | 97.65% | 2.8% |
| 115th | Greece | 97.64% | -0.2% |
| 116th | Dominica | 97.57% | 0.2% |
| 117th | Canada | 97.19% | -1.5% |
| 118th | Belarus | 97.05% | -1.2% |
| 119th | Maldives | 96.86% | 0.2% |
| 120th | Bahrain | 96.78% | -0.1% |
| 121st | Hungary | 96.62% | -0.1% |
| 122nd | Tuvalu | 96.49% | 1.6% |
| 123rd | Bulgaria | 96.44% | -0.4% |
| 124th | Israel | 96.27% | -0.2% |
| 125th | Macao SAR, China | 96.24% | -4.9% |
| 126th | West Bank and Gaza | 95.62% | -1.0% |
| 127th | Sri Lanka | 95.47% | -0.5% |
| 128th | Mauritius | 95.42% | -1.1% |
| 129th | Gambia, The | 95.10% | 4.0% |
| 130th | Poland | 94.94% | 0.5% |
| 131st | Barbados | 94.76% | 0.3% |
| 132nd | San Marino | 94.62% | -0.5% |
| 133rd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 94.36% | -2.0% |
| 134th | Malaysia | 94.33% | -1.5% |
| 135th | Cayman Islands | 94.32% | 2.4% |
| 136th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 94.25% | 1.7% |
| 137th | Mongolia | 94.13% | -1.0% |
| 138th | North Macedonia | 93.65% | -2.0% |
| 139th | Zimbabwe | 93.43% | -0.3% |
| 140th | Panama | 93.33% | -1.5% |
| 141st | Jamaica | 93.23% | -1.8% |
| 142nd | Philippines | 93.01% | -1.6% |
| 143rd | Romania | 92.61% | 1.4% |
| 144th | Armenia | 92.32% | 0.2% |
| 145th | Bahamas, The | 91.94% | 3.8% |
| 146th | El Salvador | 91.63% | -5.3% |
| 147th | Lesotho | 91.28% | -4.9% |
| 148th | Ukraine | 90.68% | 2.4% |
| 149th | Andorra | 90.32% | -0.4% |
| 150th | Mauritania | 90.27% | 0.1% |
| 151st | Burkina Faso | 89.79% | -1.9% |
| 152nd | Côte d'Ivoire | 88.47% | 0.3% |
| 153rd | Guyana | 87.74% | -16.6% |
| 154th | Honduras | 85.36% | -2.0% |
| 155th | British Virgin Islands | 85.24% | 8.5% |
| 156th | Chad | 83.26% | -1.3% |
| 157th | Senegal | 83.26% | -1.9% |
| 158th | Kuwait | 83.06% | -6.0% |
| 159th | Pakistan | 78.70% | 1.7% |
| 160th | Kenya | 77.51% | -22.3% |
| 161st | Lebanon | 77.09% | -0.6% |
| 162nd | Sudan | 72.40% | 0.5% |
| 163rd | Niger | 66.77% | -10.2% |
FAQ
What was Sierra Leone's primary enrollment in 2019?▾
Sierra Leone's primary enrollment in 2019 was 145.62%. This ranked 1st globally.
How did Sierra Leone's primary enrollment change in 2019?▾
Sierra Leone's primary enrollment increased by 27.1% in 2019 compared to 2018.
Which country had the highest primary enrollment in 2019?▾
Sierra Leone had the highest primary enrollment in 2019 at 145.62%.
What is the primary enrollment of Sierra Leone in 2019?▾
The primary enrollment of Sierra Leone in 2019 was 145.62%. This ranked 1st globally.
How does 2019 compare to 2018 for Sierra Leone's primary enrollment?▾
Sierra Leone's primary enrollment went from 114.58% in 2018 to 145.62% in 2019, a 27.1% increase.
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