Education in Sierra Leone

2,050 indicators covering education for Sierra Leone.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of the population with at least some formal education 64.9% 2020 up 43.9% 102nd
Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, male 0 2023 16th
Percentage of lower secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV 32.4% 2024 down 24.5% 43rd
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 23.1% 2019 up 22.2% 120th
Share of the population with lower secondary education 23.1% 2019 up 22.2% 120th
Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in public institutions 99.5% 2014 up 1.7% 4th
Government expenditure per student, secondary 14.3% 2017 up 9.3% 85th
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary 23.1% 2019 up 22.2% 119th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 33.4% 2019 up 21.8% 117th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 41.5% 2019 up 43.5% 130th
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary 33.4% 2019 up 21.8% 116th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 32.1% 2019 up 60.0% 130th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 14.4% 2019 up 23.3% 120th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 0.4299 GPIA 2019 up 1.2% 128th
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary 14.4% 2019 up 23.3% 119th
Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education 66.1% 2024 up 72.7% 68th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 52.5% 2019 up 33.8% 128th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according 36.2% 2023 up 10.6% 118th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 0.6127 GPIA 2019 up 19.6% 127th
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP 10.8% 2021 up 137.5% 92nd
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage 595.8% 2023 up 542,441.0% 1st
Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 0.8587 2019 up 42.1% 90th
Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public 99.8% 2014 down 0.2% 6th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary 71.4% 2022 down 27.7% 126th
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ 341.25 2021 up 161.2% 106th
Repeaters in grade unknown of lower secondary general education, both 0 2023 7th
Repeaters in grade unknown of lower secondary general education 0 2023 7th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,596 1979 up 201.1% 39th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary 80.8% 2022 down 18.7% 114th
Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 6.9% 2024 down 59.2% 110th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public 75.5% 2022 down 23.7% 119th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary 19.2% 2022 up 3,534.8% 14th
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage 688.7% 2023 up 291,757.0% 1st
Repeaters in grade unknown of lower secondary general education, male 0 2023 7th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public 24.5% 2022 up 2,510.3% 7th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary 28.6% 2022 up 2,319.6% 3rd
Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 58.5% 2024 down 4.8% 100th
Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public 0.2% 2014 99th
Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of 7.3% 2021 down 5.2% 110th
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 55.5% 2022 down 41.9% 107th
Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 3.9% 2024 up 70.9% 103rd
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of 25.3% 2022 up 532.2% 30th
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 43.1% 2022 down 52.3% 116th
Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 53.7% 2024 down 31.1% 99th
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to adapted 26.4% 2024 up 606.6% 48th
Literacy rate 43.6% 2019 up 25.1% 121st
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public 57.0% 2022 down 23.3% 99th
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of 28.3% 2022 up 226.4% 11th
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching 1.6% 2024 down 41.4% 119th
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of 18.5% 2022 down 24.4% 67th
Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ 230.89 2021 up 4.3% 109th
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ 26.66 millions 2022 up 253.7% 98th
Percentage of primary schools providing life skills-based HIV and 17.0% 2024 down 19.6% 38th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary 80.6% 2022 down 19.4% 92nd
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary 19.4% 2022 23rd
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water 50.1% 2024 down 2.8% 110th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male 1,100 1979 up 218.8% 37th
Proportion of secondary schools with access to computers for 8.7% 2024 down 59.3% 116th
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a 255.1% 2023 up 540,605.0% 1st
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant US$ 22.7 millions 2022 up 304.8% 99th