Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Share of children who have completed primary school

Rwanda
71.9%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
68.8%
in 2025
Rwanda rank
139th
Sierra Leone rank
142nd

Share of children who have completed primary school over time

  • Rwanda
  • Sierra Leone
20406080198120032025

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 71.9% against 68.8% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 3.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 139th and Sierra Leone ranks 142nd of 165 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children who have completed primary school
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

The share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.