China vs Sierra Leone: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
China
5.6%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
5.5%
in 2025
China rank
97th
Sierra Leone rank
100th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- China
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
China currently reports 5.6% against 5.5% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
China ranks 97th and Sierra Leone ranks 100th of 206 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7% | 42.4% | 34.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 32.6% | 29.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 11.8% | 6.4% | 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, China or Sierra Leone?
- China, at 5.6% against 5.5% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between China and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sierra Leone?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do China and Sierra Leone rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- China ranks 97th and Sierra Leone ranks 100th 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, female (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