Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Liberia
14.2%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
13.3%
in 2025
Liberia rank
149th
Sierra Leone rank
151st
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Liberia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 14.2% against 13.3% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 149th and Sierra Leone ranks 151st of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.5% | 6.8% | 3.7% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 6.0% | 4.5% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 7.7% | 1.9% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 12.1% | 0.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 12.8% | 0.9% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data), Liberia or Sierra Leone?
- Liberia, at 14.2% against 13.3% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 0.9%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Liberia ranks 149th and Sierra Leone ranks 151st of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release