Mali vs Sierra Leone: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Mali
11.3%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
13.3%
in 2025
Mali rank
154th
Sierra Leone rank
151st
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Mali
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 13.3% against 11.3% in Mali, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 154th and Sierra Leone ranks 151st of 164 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.2% | 6.8% | 3.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 6.0% | 2.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 7.7% | 1.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 12.1% | 2.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 12.8% | 2.1% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data), Mali or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 13.3% against 11.3% in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Mali and Sierra Leone?
- 2.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sierra Leone?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Sierra Leone rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Mali ranks 154th 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