Education in Sierra Leone 2,050 indicators covering education for Sierra Leone. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Expenditure on secondary education 20.5% 2018 down 18.1% 132nd Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 33,681 number 2019 down 74.4% 67th Expenditure on primary education 31.0% 2018 down 38.2% 86th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 50th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 10 2023 down 16.7% 147th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 12 2023 down 29.4% 145th Secondary education, pupils 49.1% 2017 up 14.4% 92nd Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 2.8% 2023 down 81.5% 80th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 3.0% 2023 down 80.6% 63rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 37.8% 154th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 48.6% 151st Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes 25.0% 2024 up 307.7% 154th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male 2.7% 2023 down 81.7% 69th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female 2.7% 2023 down 81.5% 56th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both 2.1% 2023 down 78.5% 89th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 55.8% 2019 down 16.9% 181st Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2020 — 133rd Teachers in upper secondary education, female 817 number 2019 up 122.6% 105th Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 8.3% 2019 down 0.5% 131st Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female 26.2% 2024 up 308.3% 148th Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male 23.8% 2024 up 307.1% 154th Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.09 GPIA 2024 up 0.3% 12th Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 2,231 2024 down 24.9% 68th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male 2.0% 2023 down 85.3% 82nd Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female 1.9% 2023 down 86.2% 78th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.3% 2002 — 35th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 93.5% 2021 down 3.2% 75th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 90 2018 up 104.5% 136th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 3.8% 2024 down 90.7% 108th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 80 2018 up 122.2% 117th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 23,059 2024 down 88.3% 80th Literacy rate, adult total 43.6% 2019 up 25.1% 83rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 281 2023 up 72.4% 50th Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 212,657 2024 down 46.0% 52nd Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education 4.7% 2023 down 51.4% 52nd Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 4.7% 2023 down 51.1% 64th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 28.2% 2024 down 58.7% 60th Literacy rate, adult male 54.6% 2019 up 17.0% 82nd Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 62.8% 2024 up 93.5% 136th Trained teachers in preprimary education 62.6% 2024 up 40.3% 85th Trained teachers in secondary education 82.8% 2024 up 28.9% 69th Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 60.6% 2024 up 85.6% 130th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 28.0% 45th Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 1.07 GPIA 2024 up 6.2% 17th Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 1.6% 2017 down 86.8% 82nd Proportion of total government spending on essential services 20.5% 2025 up 136,059.0% 13th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 91.9% 2021 down 2.7% 75th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 17,098 number 2019 down 73.3% 63rd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 24.2% 2024 down 66.0% 68th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 32.1% 2024 down 50.8% 54th Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female 90,737 2024 down 55.8% 55th Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 65.1% 2024 up 97.9% 129th Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male 121,920 2024 down 35.4% 52nd Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both 1.2% 2023 down 76.6% 105th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2018 up 56.9% 172nd Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 8.1% 2021 up 44.9% 119th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2018 up 70.2% 151st Adolescents out of school 3.8% 2024 down 90.7% 105th Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP 0.0% 2022 — 156th Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education 63.57 headcount basis 2024 up 4.2% 7th ← Previous Page 14 of 35 Next →