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 ← Previous Page 23 of 35 Next →