Education in Sierra Leone 2,050 indicators covering education for Sierra Leone. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 240,737 2020 down 21.4% 44th Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 21.9% 2020 down 20.7% 38th Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 19.4% 2020 down 32.2% 37th Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$ 0 millions 2022 — 143rd International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 0.0% 2012 — 144th Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 1.9% 2023 down 84.0% 77th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 87.9% 2024 up 17.2% 63rd Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 82.0% 2024 up 31.0% 68th Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services 39.39 2023 unchanged 147th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1.19 GPIA 2023 up 2.4% 10th Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 1.7% 2023 down 86.9% 71st Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services 10.45 2023 down 68.0% 43rd Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education 35.45 headcount basis 2024 up 15.0% 17th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 80.9% 2024 up 25.8% 60th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 87.2% 2024 up 13.0% 53rd Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 79.6% 2024 up 28.1% 57th Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 2.8% 2023 down 65.9% 68th Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 — 1st Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 — 1st Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 — 1st Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 — 1st Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 — 1st Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 56.9% 2024 up 65.7% 72nd Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,627 number 2019 down 87.7% 98th Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ 0 millions 2022 — 138th Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education 41.29 headcount basis 2019 up 13.4% 8th Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 2.7% 2023 down 68.0% 65th Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 0.8874 GPIA 2024 down 11.0% 112th Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity 16.8% 2024 up 300.3% 129th Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity 49.2% 2024 up 93.3% 122nd Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 51.4% 2021 down 1.4% 16th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 1.1% 2021 down 2.5% 16th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 48.6% 2021 up 1.5% 156th Government expenditure on primary education, US$ 168.87 millions 2022 up 212.2% 107th Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 3.0% 2023 down 63.5% 73rd Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 7,369 number 2019 down 75.9% 91st Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity 35.6% 2024 up 131.4% 118th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 86.1% 2024 up 34.4% 51st Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education 61.51 headcount basis 2024 down 8.3% 7th Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes 72.2% 2024 up 39.0% 96th Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ 58.42 millions 2022 up 122.3% 124th Adolescents out of school, female 1.5% 2023 down 96.3% 132nd Adolescents out of school, male 15.4% 2023 down 61.0% 56th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 89.9% 2024 up 32.9% 46th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 85.7% 2024 up 34.6% 48th Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male 69.5% 2024 up 46.7% 93rd Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female 77.5% 2024 up 20.6% 88th Theoretical duration of early childhood education 3 years 2019 unchanged 101st Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted 1.08 GPIA 2023 down 14.3% 13th Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2019 unchanged 36th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 1,419 number 2019 down 91.0% 85th Proportion of primary schools with single-sex basic sanitation 72.8% 2024 up 54.1% 87th Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic 87.7% 2024 up 30.3% 81st Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water 50.1% 2024 down 2.8% 110th Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic 79.7% 2024 up 37.0% 83rd Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities 52.5% 2024 down 36.5% 102nd Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education 40.88 headcount basis 2024 down 16.9% 16th Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking 58.5% 2024 down 4.8% 98th Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking 68.9% 2024 down 4.0% 100th ← Previous Page 17 of 35 Next →