Education in Sierra Leone 2,050 indicators covering education for Sierra Leone. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 9 2025 unchanged 106th Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in 0 2025 — 61st Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 29.5% 2021 down 28.1% 100th Over-age students, primary, male 0.2% 2018 down 98.6% 185th Over-age students, primary, female 0.2% 2018 down 98.5% 185th Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.14 index 2023 up 18.6% 10th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 456,879 number 2019 up 80.0% 52nd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 228,042 number 2019 up 81.2% 52nd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 228,837 number 2019 up 78.7% 53rd Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2020 — 119th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 1.3% 2017 down 91.6% 104th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 34.9% 2001 — 172nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.7386 GPI 2001 — 168th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 47.3% 2001 — 171st Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 5,027 2024 down 73.6% 57th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 80.8% 2019 up 53.3% 137th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 20,176 2024 down 35.8% 31st Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 115th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 37.5% 2017 down 44.1% 179th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 19,437 2024 down 38.7% 38th Progression to secondary school 90.5% 2017 up 14.1% 126th Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2011 — 168th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 1.4% 2017 down 90.4% 95th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 81.1% 2019 up 70.6% 138th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 80.6% 2019 up 39.1% 138th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2019 up 22.7% 82nd Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 1.90 million 2025 up 16.1% 81st Population of compulsory school age, female 946,376 2025 up 16.4% 80th Population of compulsory school age, male 957,905 2025 up 15.9% 82nd Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 684,419 2024 up 147.2% 71st Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2007 — 133rd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 531,270 2025 up 30.1% 53rd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 264,190 2025 up 29.6% 53rd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 267,080 2025 up 30.6% 53rd Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 353,046 2024 up 164.3% 70th Duration of compulsory education 9 years 2025 unchanged 120th Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 5,783 2024 down 69.2% 53rd Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 4,812 2024 down 69.4% 51st Trained teachers in primary education, female 75.8% 2024 up 9.9% 104th Trained teachers in primary education, male 66.8% 2024 up 26.8% 107th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 5,156 2024 down 72.1% 58th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 4,546 2024 down 70.9% 57th Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 331,373 2024 up 131.3% 75th Government spending on education as a share of GDP 2.6% 2023 up 68.2% 163rd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 27.8% 2017 up 10.4% 172nd Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 3,078 2024 down 75.5% 62nd Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 3,049 2024 down 75.2% 68th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2002 — 65th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 7.3% 2025 down 77.9% 91st Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 5.5% 2025 down 83.3% 100th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 9.2% 2025 down 72.2% 90th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 23.4% 2025 down 58.8% 80th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 20.8% 2025 down 65.6% 80th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 26.1% 2025 down 50.9% 85th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 10.3% 2025 down 59.3% 62nd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 8.8% 2025 down 60.7% 67th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 11.7% 2025 down 58.5% 60th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.7969 modelled data 2025 down 28.8% 141st Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 521,887 2023 up 271.6% 60th ← Previous Page 10 of 35 Next →