Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled)
Sierra Leone
11.7%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
12.5%
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
60th
Zimbabwe rank
58th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 12.5% against 11.7% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Zimbabwe'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.
Sierra Leone ranks 60th and Zimbabwe ranks 58th of 206 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.0% | 12.6% | 22.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 10.2% | 17.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 10.9% | 3.0% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled), Sierra Leone or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 12.5% against 11.7% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 0.8%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 60th and Zimbabwe ranks 58th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary 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