Education in Sierra Leone 135 indicators covering education for Sierra Leone. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 2,705 2024 down 5.4% 48th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 2,955 2024 up 11.2% 51st Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 175.7% 2018 up 57.9% 1st Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 168.0% 2018 up 39.0% 4th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.8% 2100 down 36.7% 56th Number of adults with no formal education by region 127,200 people 2100 down 38.0% 60th Population by level of education 3.03 million people 2100 up 9.9% 115th Repeaters, primary, female 1.5% 2018 down 85.3% 103rd Repeaters, primary, male 1.5% 2018 down 84.9% 113th School enrollment, secondary, private 8.0% 2021 down 25.9% 121st School enrollment, primary 98.1% 2016 — 26th Trained teachers in primary education 69.8% 2024 up 22.3% 114th Over-age students, primary 0.2% 2018 down 98.5% 185th Secondary education, teachers 14.0% 2024 up 6.8% 187th Over-age students, primary, male 0.2% 2018 down 98.6% 185th Over-age students, primary, female 0.2% 2018 down 98.5% 185th Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 115th Progression to secondary school 90.5% 2017 up 14.1% 126th Trained teachers in primary education, female 75.8% 2024 up 9.9% 104th Trained teachers in primary education, male 66.8% 2024 up 26.8% 107th Primary education, pupils 50.9% 2018 up 4.2% 5th Tertiary education, academic staff 14.6% 2002 — 152nd Persistence to grade 5, female 49.7% 2019 down 18.0% 144th Persistence to grade 5, male 48.4% 2019 down 17.5% 143rd Preprimary education, duration 5 years 2025 up 66.7% 61st Progression to secondary school, male 89.4% 2017 up 12.6% 121st Progression to secondary school, female 91.6% 2017 up 15.6% 111th Expenditure on tertiary education 46.4% 2018 up 122.5% 3rd Literacy rate, youth female 67.9% 2019 up 64.3% 92nd Children out of school, primary 12,746 2015 — 106th Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 0.87 GPI 2019 up 55.0% 84th Literacy rate, youth male 78.2% 2019 up 6.3% 87th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 27.52 2018 down 12.2% 52nd Literacy rate, youth total 73.0% 2019 up 24.9% 84th Expenditure on secondary education 20.5% 2018 down 18.1% 132nd Expenditure on primary education 31.0% 2018 down 38.2% 86th Secondary education, pupils 49.1% 2017 up 14.4% 92nd Literacy rate, adult total 43.6% 2019 up 25.1% 83rd Literacy rate, adult male 54.6% 2019 up 17.0% 82nd Trained teachers in preprimary education 62.6% 2024 up 40.3% 85th Trained teachers in secondary education 82.8% 2024 up 28.9% 69th Adolescents out of school 3.8% 2024 down 90.7% 105th Current education expenditure, total 75.5% 2022 down 23.7% 117th Current education expenditure, primary 71.4% 2022 down 27.7% 126th Current education expenditure, secondary 80.8% 2022 down 18.7% 113th Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 63.2% 2024 up 34.9% 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 Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 22.04 2016 down 17.2% 43rd Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 13.84 2017 down 19.7% 118th Current education expenditure, tertiary 80.6% 2022 down 19.4% 91st Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 56.9% 2024 up 65.7% 72nd Adolescents out of school, female 1.5% 2023 down 96.3% 132nd Adolescents out of school, male 15.4% 2023 down 61.0% 56th Trained teachers in lower secondary education 80.9% 2024 up 25.8% 59th Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 7.55 2002 down 4.5% 162nd Trained teachers in upper secondary education 86.1% 2024 up 34.4% 50th Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female 87.2% 2024 up 13.0% 52nd Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male 79.6% 2024 up 28.1% 56th Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education 61.51 pupils per teacher 2024 down 8.3% 7th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →