Education in Sierra Leone 135 indicators covering education for Sierra Leone. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 15-64 59.1% 2025 up 7.4% 172nd 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 School enrollment, primary 162.1% 2024 up 35.3% 2nd Primary education, teachers 46,575 2024 up 24.8% 85th School enrollment, primary, female 166.3% 2024 up 37.5% 2nd School enrollment, primary, male 157.9% 2024 up 33.2% 2nd Labor force, total 2.93 million 2025 up 27.6% 111th Labor force, female 48.8% 2025 down 1.9% 26th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.04 GPI 2021 up 9.5% 11th School enrollment, secondary 86.9% 2023 up 121.6% 119th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 17.4 per 1,000 2024 down 17.1% 8th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 14.3 per 1,000 2024 down 24.7% 5th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 9.5 per 1,000 2024 down 5.9% 5th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 13.7 per 1,000 2024 down 12.7% 4th Secondary education, teachers 38,043 2024 up 88.4% 99th School enrollment, secondary, female 91.7% 2023 up 149.5% 106th School enrollment, secondary, male 82.2% 2023 up 97.2% 127th School enrollment, tertiary 2.0% 2002 up 59.4% 190th School enrollment, primary, private 6.5% 2021 up 88.5% 132nd School enrollment, preprimary 25.0% 2021 up 299.2% 163rd School enrollment, tertiary, female 1.1% 2002 — 186th School enrollment, tertiary, male 2.8% 2002 — 183rd School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9655 GPI 2017 up 28.5% 150th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.4024 GPI 2002 — 183rd Secondary education, teachers, female 5,340 2024 up 101.1% 135th Primary completion rate, female 101.8% 2024 up 63.8% 33rd Primary completion rate, male 96.7% 2024 up 48.6% 73rd Government expenditure on education, total 2.6% 2023 up 68.2% 161st Secondary education, general pupils 522,036 2018 — 93rd Lower secondary completion rate, total 57.1% 2021 up 38.5% 143rd School enrollment, preprimary, female 26.0% 2021 up 306.6% 160th School enrollment, preprimary, male 24.0% 2021 up 291.7% 162nd Persistence to last grade of primary, total 39.9% 2019 down 16.4% 173rd Government expenditure on education, total 20.5% 2025 up 36.2% 14th Secondary education, general pupils 48.9% 2018 — 150th Lower secondary completion rate, female 68.0% 2021 up 94.6% 138th Lower secondary completion rate, male 46.2% 2021 down 2.5% 158th Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th Primary education, pupils 2.07 million 2024 up 59.1% 69th Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Secondary education, pupils 1.16 million 2023 up 178.5% 68th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 40.4% 2019 down 15.7% 158th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 39.4% 2019 down 17.2% 158th Secondary education, vocational pupils 21,454 2001 up 295.5% 109th Number of under-five deaths, male 12,502 2024 down 28.8% 41st Number of under-five deaths, female 10,669 2024 down 30.6% 39th Number of infant deaths, male 7,784 2024 down 24.4% 45th Number of infant deaths, female 6,254 2024 down 26.6% 43rd Secondary education, vocational pupils 44.0% 2001 down 14.7% 72nd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 171.8% 2018 up 48.1% 1st Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 3.1% 2025 down 29.7% 142nd Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 2.1% 2025 down 40.6% 169th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.1% 2025 down 23.4% 111th Primary education, teachers 33.8% 2024 up 24.8% 190th Repeaters, primary, total 1.5% 2018 down 85.1% 110th Persistence to grade 5, total 49.1% 2019 down 17.7% 158th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 2,997 2024 down 1.4% 36th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 1,982 2024 up 13.0% 43rd Page 1 of 3 Next →