Bulgaria vs Sierra Leone: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Bulgaria
6.8%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
7.3%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
94th
Sierra Leone rank
91st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Bulgaria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 7.3% against 6.8% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 94th and Sierra Leone ranks 91st of 206 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 37.6% | 34.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 32.6% | 29.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 14.4% | 8.9% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Bulgaria or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 7.3% against 6.8% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bulgaria and Sierra Leone?
- 0.5%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sierra Leone?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Sierra Leone rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bulgaria ranks 94th and Sierra Leone ranks 91st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, 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