Education in Sierra Leone 2,050 indicators covering education for Sierra Leone. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Enrolment in early childhood education, male 87,683 2024 up 240.0% 86th Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes 24.4% 2023 up 298.3% 142nd Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 22.04 2016 down 17.2% 43rd Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female 25.6% 2023 up 298.8% 138th Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male 23.2% 2023 up 297.8% 140th Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity 1.09 GPIA 2023 up 0.2% 10th Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 7.8% 2021 down 65.2% 127th Government expenditure on education, PPP$ 1,278 millions 2022 up 373.6% 120th Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 38,645 2024 down 40.7% 41st Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 44,244 2024 down 32.1% 40th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 8.0% 2021 down 25.9% 122nd Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 13.84 2017 down 19.7% 118th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 50.5% 2021 up 13.3% 38th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 1.0% 2021 up 26.8% 38th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 49.5% 2021 down 10.7% 154th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity 1.02 GPIA 2019 down 0.2% 52nd Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female 56.4% 2019 down 17.0% 165th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male 55.2% 2019 down 16.8% 165th Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 34.9% 2024 down 47.9% 40th Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 39.4% 2024 down 41.5% 39th Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both 4,169 2024 up 111.3% 58th Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female 94,418 2023 down 69.2% 60th Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male 156,280 2023 down 45.3% 52nd Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 14.2% 2023 down 75.4% 72nd Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 23.2% 2023 down 56.6% 50th Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 0.6121 GPIA 2023 down 43.1% 156th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 62.6% 2024 up 40.3% 87th Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education 43.17 headcount basis 2024 up 2.2% 20th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 54.0% 2021 down 1.1% 13th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 1.1% 2021 down 1.8% 13th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 46.0% 2021 up 1.4% 168th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 11,920 number 2019 down 39.3% 44th Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ 1,324 millions 2022 up 266.5% 125th Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male 1,975 2024 up 116.1% 56th Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes 2,194 2024 up 107.2% 55th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 49.9% 2021 up 19.0% 57th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 1.0% 2021 up 38.0% 57th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 50.1% 2021 down 13.7% 124th Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ 93.96 millions 2022 up 398.2% 115th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 1.1% 2023 down 74.8% 105th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education 1.2% 2023 down 78.5% 89th Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 49.1% 2019 down 17.7% 159th Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 49.2% 2021 up 41.5% 89th Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 1.0% 2021 up 81.6% 89th Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 50.8% 2021 down 22.1% 91st Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 1,828 number 2019 down 86.1% 77th Current education expenditure, tertiary 80.6% 2022 down 19.4% 91st Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 1,402 number 2019 down 88.3% 77th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 1,054 number 2019 down 89.3% 83rd Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 82.8% 2024 up 28.9% 70th Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education 46.47 headcount basis 2023 up 44.5% 8th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 63.2% 2024 up 34.9% 85th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 56.9% 2024 up 65.7% 72nd Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1.05 GPIA 2023 down 16.9% 40th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 4,739 number 2019 down 60.9% 77th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 52.1% 2021 up 3.2% 9th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 1.1% 2021 up 6.1% 9th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 47.9% 2021 down 3.3% 168th Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 0.8877 GPIA 2020 down 14.5% 96th Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 275,128 2020 down 7.8% 44th ← Previous Page 16 of 35 Next →