Education in Sierra Leone 2,050 indicators covering education for Sierra Leone. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 2.6% 2023 up 68.2% 163rd Primary education, pupils 50.9% 2018 up 4.2% 5th Inequality in education 0.475 2023 up 0.4% 4th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 1.5% 2017 down 89.2% 92nd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 26.4% 2017 up 38.2% 167th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 29.2% 2017 down 6.5% 172nd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.9037 GPI 2017 up 47.8% 147th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 269,004 2023 up 339.5% 62nd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.5978 modelled data 2025 down 39.9% 174th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2025 — 101st Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 9 2025 unchanged 144th End of the academic school year 2,022 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 147th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.4% 2002 — 34th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 252,883 2023 up 219.1% 61st Tertiary education, academic staff 14.6% 2002 — 152nd Start month of the academic school year 10 tertiary education 2022 unchanged 9th End month of the academic school year 6 tertiary education 2022 unchanged 134th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 11,528 2024 up 18.3% 51st Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.7521 modelled data 2025 down 5.3% 152nd Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 6.3% 2018 down 65.4% 46th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 6.5% 2018 down 64.4% 56th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.1% 2002 — 129th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 112.3% 2024 up 97.4% 20th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2002 — 71st Persistence to grade 5, female 49.7% 2019 down 18.0% 144th Persistence to grade 5, male 48.4% 2019 down 17.5% 143rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 146.0% 2024 up 45.6% 1st Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 116.6% 2024 up 110.9% 11th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 108.2% 2024 up 84.8% 34th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.07 GPIA 2024 up 13.6% 27th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 9.4% 2002 — 40th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.1% 2002 — 65th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 13.9% 2002 — 65th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 13.07 years 2024 up 46.1% 2nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 150.3% 2024 up 49.3% 1st Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.06 GPIA 2024 up 5.0% 9th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 141.9% 2024 up 41.8% 1st Preprimary education, duration 5 years 2025 up 66.7% 61st Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 2,376 2024 down 75.5% 53rd Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 2,651 2024 down 71.5% 59th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 1.16 million 2025 up 85.9% 68th School age population, early childhood education, female 572,586 2025 up 85.4% 68th School age population, early childhood education, male 582,872 2025 up 86.3% 68th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 70.7% 2023 up 190.8% 130th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 4,498 2024 down 52.0% 71st Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 18,214 2024 down 20.7% 67th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 12.69 years 2024 up 42.1% 2nd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 13.45 years 2024 up 50.1% 1st School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.06 GPIA 2024 up 5.3% 9th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 3.6% 2023 down 74.5% 64th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.8% 2001 up 160.5% 65th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 73.4% 2023 up 245.8% 131st Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.07 GPI 2023 up 38.5% 75th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 68.1% 2023 up 148.4% 127th Official entrance age to early childhood education 1 years 2025 down 66.7% 116th Theoretical duration of early childhood education 5 years 2025 up 66.7% 61st Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 43.0% 2001 up 66.8% 189th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 11 of 35 Next →