Education in Sierra Leone 2,050 indicators covering education for Sierra Leone. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 1.8% 2023 down 85.5% 78th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 69.8% 2024 up 22.3% 118th Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP 1,011.1% 2023 up 292,306.0% 1st Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 92.2% 2021 up 18.9% 54th Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes 96.2% 2024 up 62.1% 76th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.5% 2023 down 96.3% 134th Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 1.0% 2024 down 93.1% 121st Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 4,556 2023 down 95.5% 101st Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 15.4% 2023 down 61.0% 57th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 46,463 2023 down 52.0% 50th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 92.0% 2021 up 3.1% 60th Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 8.8% 2024 down 66.7% 74th Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female 1,143 2024 down 24.7% 60th Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male 1,088 2024 down 25.1% 68th Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes 71.8% 2024 up 126.2% 123rd Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 2.4% 14th Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 1.0% 2024 down 93.0% 112th Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 1.0% 2024 down 93.2% 126th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education 1.8% 2023 down 81.1% 81st Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 2.4% 2023 down 75.1% 83rd Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 70.5% 2021 up 19.6% 94th Current education expenditure, total 75.5% 2022 down 23.7% 117th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 23,705 number 2019 down 41.9% 46th Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP 3,075.7% 2023 up 403,261.0% 1st Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes 182,600 2024 up 237.3% 86th Current education expenditure, primary 71.4% 2022 down 27.7% 126th Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both 235,716 2024 down 60.2% 56th Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 0.9496 GPIA 2024 down 5.3% 43rd Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 8.6% 2024 down 67.6% 65th Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 17.3% 2024 down 68.9% 65th Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 9.0% 2024 down 65.8% 77th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 66.8% 2024 up 26.8% 108th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 75.8% 2024 up 9.9% 108th Current education expenditure, secondary 80.8% 2022 down 18.7% 113th Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.1 GPIA 2024 up 33.1% 26th Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male 67.9% 2024 up 95.6% 126th Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female 75.8% 2024 up 163.2% 111th Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 63.2% 2024 up 34.9% 82nd Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 82,889 2024 down 37.2% 42nd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.7541 GPIA 2024 down 30.4% 130th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1.13 GPIA 2023 down 8.8% 24th Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school 25.0% 2024 up 307.7% 154th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 3,512 number 2019 down 87.0% 82nd Trained teachers in secondary education, female 87.9% 2024 up 17.2% 62nd Trained teachers in secondary education, male 82.0% 2024 up 31.0% 67th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 2,772 number 2019 down 88.6% 85th Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 37.2% 2024 down 44.9% 41st Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 515,865 2020 down 14.8% 46th Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 20.7% 2020 down 26.6% 38th Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources 49.83 2023 down 40.1% 161st Proportion of schools with no drinking water service 50.17 2023 up 198.4% 13th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 2,025 number 2019 down 89.8% 85th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 50.8% 2021 up 4.2% 11th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 1.0% 2021 up 8.4% 11th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 49.2% 2021 down 4.0% 190th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 52.4% 2021 up 2.8% 10th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 1.1% 2021 up 5.1% 10th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 47.6% 2021 down 2.9% 180th Enrolment in early childhood education, female 94,917 2024 up 234.9% 83rd Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$ 110.36 millions 2022 up 335.3% 111th ← Previous Page 15 of 35 Next →