Nepal vs Sierra Leone: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female
Nepal
21.5%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
20.8%
in 2025
Nepal rank
78th
Sierra Leone rank
80th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female over time
- Nepal
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 21.5% against 20.8% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 78th and Sierra Leone ranks 80th of 206 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.6% | 63.0% | 3.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 56.9% | 22.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 32.6% | 5.1% | 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, female, Nepal or Sierra Leone?
- Nepal, at 21.5% against 20.8% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Nepal and Sierra Leone?
- 0.7%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sierra Leone?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Sierra Leone rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Nepal ranks 78th and Sierra Leone ranks 80th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper 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