Liberia vs Sierra Leone
Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Girls in primary school
Girls in primary school: 44.4% in Liberia in 2017 and 95.5% in Sierra Leone in 2015, by Our World in Data estimates. In 1980 the value was higher in Liberia, by 12.5 percentage points, or 1.33 times that in Sierra Leone.
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
What the numbers say
- Liberia has been higher since 1835.
- The world as a whole: 75.8% in 1980.
Every year
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
| Year | Liberia | Sierra Leone | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2017 | 44.4 | – | 88.2 |
| 2016 | – | – | 88.3 |
| 2015 | – | 95.5 | 88.2 |
| 2014 | 37.3 | – | 88.3 |
| 2013 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2012 | – | 94.3 | 88.2 |
| 2011 | – | – | 88.1 |
| 2010 | – | – | 87.9 |
| 2009 | – | – | 87.9 |
| 2008 | 42.4 | – | 87.6 |
| 2007 | – | – | 87.2 |
| 2006 | 36.1 | – | 86 |
| 2005 | – | – | 85.4 |
| 2004 | – | – | 84.7 |
| 2003 | – | – | 83.5 |
| 2002 | – | – | 81.4 |
| 2001 | – | – | 81 |
| 2000 | – | – | 80.7 |
| 1999 | 42.1 | – | 79.9 |
| 1998 | – | – | 78.9 |
| 1997 | – | – | 78.1 |
| 1996 | – | – | 77.9 |
| 1995 | – | – | 78 |
| 1994 | – | – | 78.3 |
| 1993 | – | – | 78 |
| 1992 | – | – | 77.7 |
| 1991 | – | – | 77.8 |
| 1990 | – | – | 77.3 |
| 1989 | – | – | 77.6 |
| 1988 | – | – | 76.6 |
| 1987 | – | – | 75.8 |
| 1986 | – | – | 75.3 |
| 1985 | – | – | 74 |
| 1980 | 50.7 | 38.3 | 75.8 |
| 1975 | 35.6 | 23.8 | 72.9 |
| 1970 | 29.4 | 22.1 | 69 |
| 1965 | 20.5 | 17.9 | 66 |
| 1960 | 16 | 12.8 | 63.1 |
| 1955 | 8.5 | 6.3 | 57.4 |
| 1950 | 8.9 | 4.8 | 51.4 |
| 1945 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 43.5 |
| 1940 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 40 |
| 1935 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 38.2 |
| 1930 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 36.4 |
| 1925 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 33 |
| 1920 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 30.5 |
| 1915 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 29.2 |
| 1910 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 28.1 |
| 1905 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 25.1 |
| 1900 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 23.3 |
| 1895 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 21.8 |
| 1890 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 20 |
| 1885 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 19 |
| 1880 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 17.2 |
| 1875 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 15.7 |
| 1870 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 13.2 |
| 1865 | 0.1 | 0 | 10.6 |
| 1860 | 0.1 | 0 | 9.3 |
| 1855 | 0.1 | 0 | 8 |
| 1850 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 1845 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| 1840 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 |
| 1835 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 1830 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1825 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 1820 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
- Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
- Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Liberia vs Sierra Leone
Health
- Life expectancyLiberia: 62.2 years in 2023Sierra Leone: 61.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityLiberia: 8.6 per 100 live births in 2024Sierra Leone: 9.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityLiberia: 55.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sierra Leone: 71.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionLiberia: 3.8% in 2017Sierra Leone: 3.58% in 2017
- Suicide rateLiberia: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Sierra Leone: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationLiberia: 5.49 million people in 2023Sierra Leone: 8.46 million people in 2023
- Population growthLiberia: 2.2% a year in 2023Sierra Leone: 2.18% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateLiberia: 3.95 births per woman in 2023Sierra Leone: 3.79 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationLiberia: 56.1% in 2025Sierra Leone: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageLiberia: 18.4 years in 2023Sierra Leone: 19.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overLiberia: 3.3% in 2023Sierra Leone: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateLiberia: -0.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Sierra Leone: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingLiberia: 0.85% of GDP in 2025Sierra Leone: 0.37% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsLiberia: $40.3M in 2025Sierra Leone: $29.5M in 2025
- Military spending per personLiberia: $8 in 2025Sierra Leone: $4 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingLiberia: 3.9% of government spending in 2025Sierra Leone: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelLiberia: 2,000 people in 2020Sierra Leone: 9,000 people in 2020
- National powerLiberia: 0.03% of world capability in 2022Sierra Leone: 0.04% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersLiberia: 0.09% of the labour force in 2020Sierra Leone: 0.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsLiberia: 0 TIV in 2025Sierra Leone: 2 million TIV in 2016