Education in Sierra Leone

2,050 indicators covering education for Sierra Leone.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population, age 21, male 61,591 2015 up 24.8% 96th
Population, age 22, male 59,426 2015 up 25.7% 99th
Population, age 23, male 57,898 2015 up 27.0% 103rd
Population, age 24, male 56,767 2015 up 28.5% 104th
Population, age 25, male 55,617 2015 up 30.1% 105th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male 1.0% 2023 down 59.4% 85th
Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ 403.47 millions 2022 up 543.8% 91st
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV 38.3% 2024 up 13.7% 44th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, PPP$ 0 millions 2022 132nd
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 29.2% 2021 down 28.8% 83rd
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant PPP$ 0 millions 2022 130th
Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant PPP$ 417.99 millions 2022 up 398.2% 91st
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes 19.6% 2019 up 93.2% 77th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female 17.5% 2019 up 162.4% 80th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 6.6% 2019 down 3.5% 133rd
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary 6.6% 2019 down 3.5% 133rd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male 22.5% 2019 up 53.0% 76th
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of 0.0% 2022 126th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 248 number 2019 down 93.2% 98th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes 47.0% 2019 up 129.9% 76th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female 43.6% 2019 up 183.2% 74th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male 50.7% 2019 up 99.3% 74th
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 15.58 2018 down 18.5% 56th
Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female 89.9% 2024 up 32.9% 45th
Trained teachers in upper secondary education, male 85.7% 2024 up 34.6% 47th
Government expenditure per student, primary 12.4% 2018 up 60.5% 82nd
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 33.5% 2019 up 52.5% 129th
Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women 20.9% 2019 up 211.9% 96th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 52.1% 2021 up 3.2% 7th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 1.1% 2021 up 6.1% 7th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 47.9% 2021 down 3.3% 148th
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 33.5% 2019 up 52.5% 128th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 44.8% 2019 up 43.5% 127th
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment 7.7 years 2040 up 20.9% 134th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 23.8% 2019 up 69.8% 129th
Completion rate, primary education, female 70.6% 2019 up 51.6% 73rd
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 44.8% 2019 up 43.5% 126th
Initial government funding per pre-primary student, constant PPP$ 0 2022 121st
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 23.8% 2019 up 69.8% 128th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes 69.4% 2019 up 44.8% 72nd
Completion rate, primary education, male 68.4% 2019 up 39.5% 72nd
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 0.5318 GPIA 2019 up 18.3% 131st
Government expenditure on secondary education, PPP$ 213.57 millions 2022 up 228.7% 111th
Share of primary schools with toilets 72.8% 2024 up 54.1% 87th
Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ 617.36 millions 2022 up 361.8% 92nd
Government expenditure on secondary education, constant PPP$ 221.26 millions 2022 up 154.4% 112th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female 127 number 2019 down 92.7% 94th
Government expenditure on primary education, constant PPP$ 639.58 millions 2022 up 257.3% 90th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 51.4% 2021 down 1.3% 11th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 1.1% 2021 down 2.4% 11th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 48.6% 2021 up 1.4% 136th
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 27.63 2017 up 12.3% 9th
4.2.2 Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) 41.37 2021 up 14.7% 137th
Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, both sexes 0 2023 16th
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index 0.87 index 2019 up 55.0% 84th
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 35.6% 2024 up 131.4% 123rd
Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, female 0 2023 14th
Average years of schooling 4.99 years 2020 up 16.6% 104th
Share of the population with tertiary education 3.3% 2020 up 135.7% 94th
Share of population with no formal education 35.1% 2020 down 36.1% 10th