Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Literate and illiterate world population

Guinea

60.4%

in 2018

Sierra Leone

56.4%

in 2019

Guinea rank

5th

Sierra Leone rank

8th

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Guinea currently reports 60.4% against 56.4% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 4.0%.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

Globally, Guinea ranks 5th and Sierra Leone ranks 8th of 128 countries.

Indicator: Literate and illiterate world population
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 1,272 data points, 1475–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Share of adults who cannot read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.