Education in Sierra Leone 2,050 indicators covering education for Sierra Leone. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,043 2024 up 80.9% 99th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 73,295 2024 down 59.3% 52nd Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,708 2024 up 217.2% 97th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 92,723 2024 up 210.4% 90th Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million 2023 up 178.5% 68th Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.07 million 2024 up 55.5% 69th Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year 2024 down 33.5% 49th Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 71.2% 9th Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2393 units per person 2024 up 23.6% 2nd Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.07 million 2024 up 55.5% 69th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.52 % change on previous year 2024 down 33.5% 52nd Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 71.2% 9th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.2393 units per person 2024 up 23.6% 2nd Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.05 million 2024 up 57.8% 68th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year 2024 down 41.7% 57th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.122 units per person 2024 up 25.8% 1st Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.01 million 2024 up 53.1% 69th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year 2024 down 22.7% 43rd Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.1173 units per person 2024 up 21.4% 3rd Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.16 million 2023 up 178.5% 68th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 19.82 % change on previous year 2021 up 45.4% 3rd Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46,575 2024 up 20.0% 85th Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year 2024 up 173.2% 97th Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 609,235 2023 up 212.8% 68th Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 20.8 % change on previous year 2021 down 7.5% 8th Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 553,045 2023 up 148.5% 71st Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.85 % change on previous year 2021 up 213.7% 4th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178,431 2024 up 213.6% 95th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4 % change on previous year 2024 down 61.8% 62nd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9,041 2002 up 90.7% 164th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.44 % change on previous year 2002 up 122.9% 102nd Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,753 2024 up 47.8% 114th Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,822 2024 up 9.5% 57th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2,602 2002 — 166th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.2 % change on previous year 2002 — 92nd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,439 2002 — 151st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.13 % change on previous year 2002 — 97th Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year 2025 down 0.5% 16th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 156th Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year 2014 down 0.5% 6th Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 46,575 2024 up 20.0% 85th Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th Population ages 15-64 59.1% 2025 up 7.4% 175th Population ages 0-14 37.7% 2025 down 10.0% 36th Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.1374 units per person 2023 up 121.0% 7th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 74.3% 7th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 68.1% 9th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled 35,927 2024 down 60.0% 55th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps 37,368 2024 down 58.6% 46th Page 1 of 35 Next →