Bulgaria vs Sierra Leone: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted
Bulgaria
1.75 LPIA
in 2021
Sierra Leone
1.59 LPIA
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
3rd
Sierra Leone rank
6th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted over time
- Bulgaria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.75 LPIA against 1.59 LPIA in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.16 LPIA.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 3rd and Sierra Leone ranks 6th of 73 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.41 LPIA | 1.61 LPIA | 0.1994 LPIA | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1.48 LPIA | 1.54 LPIA | 0.0581 LPIA | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted, Bulgaria or Sierra Leone?
- Bulgaria, at 1.75 LPIA against 1.59 LPIA in Sierra Leone as of 2021.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted between Bulgaria and Sierra Leone?
- 0.16 LPIA, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sierra Leone?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2019.
- How do Bulgaria and Sierra Leone rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Bulgaria ranks 3rd and Sierra Leone ranks 6th of 73 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted location parity index (household survey data) (LPIA). 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