Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Rwanda
8.0%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
7.3%
in 2025
Rwanda rank
88th
Sierra Leone rank
91st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 8.0% against 7.3% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 88th 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 | Rwanda | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.8% | 37.6% | 4.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 32.6% | 15.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 14.4% | 4.0% | 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, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
- Rwanda, at 8.0% against 7.3% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 0.7%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Rwanda ranks 88th 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