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

Sierra Leone
68.8%
in 2025
Zambia
67.4%
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
142nd
Zambia rank
144th

Share of children who have completed primary school over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Zambia
204060198120032025

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 68.8% against 67.4% in Zambia, a difference of 1.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Zambia ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 142nd and Zambia ranks 144th 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.