Mexico vs Sierra Leone: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Mexico
9.7%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
9.2%
in 2025
Mexico rank
87th
Sierra Leone rank
90th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Mexico
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 9.7% against 9.2% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Mexico ranks 87th and Sierra Leone ranks 90th of 206 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 32.9% | 22.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 32.7% | 25.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 16.9% | 7.4% | 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, Mexico or Sierra Leone?
- Mexico, at 9.7% against 9.2% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Mexico and Sierra Leone?
- 0.5%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sierra Leone?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Sierra Leone rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mexico ranks 87th and Sierra Leone ranks 90th 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, male (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