Sierra Leone vs World: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official

Sierra Leone
57.6%
in 2019
World
27.0%
in 2019
Sierra Leone rank
17th
World rank
17th

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • World
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 57.6% against 27.0% in World, a difference of 30.6%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.1 times World's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 17th and World ranks 17th of 133 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official, Sierra Leone or World?
Sierra Leone, at 57.6% against 27.0% in World as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Sierra Leone and World?
30.6%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and World?
6 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2019.
How do Sierra Leone and World rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Sierra Leone ranks 17th and World ranks 17th of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 2,379 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/