Education in Sierra Leone

2,050 indicators covering education for Sierra Leone.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0206 units per person 2024 up 156.1% 127th
School enrollment, secondary 86.9% 2023 up 121.6% 119th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.0018 units per person 2002 up 62.8% 195th
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 6.55 2021 up 88.5% 138th
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per capita 0.0654 units per person 2023 up 97.2% 11th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 17.4 per 1,000 2024 down 17.1% 8th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 14.3 per 1,000 2024 down 24.7% 5th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 9.5 per 1,000 2024 down 5.9% 5th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 13.7 per 1,000 2024 down 12.7% 4th
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.6374 units per square kilometre 2023 up 23.3% 83rd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 28.86 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 up 27.9% 144th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 44.74 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 up 8.5% 36th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 26.4 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 down 27.0% 12th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 82.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 up 20.2% 11th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 16.98 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 down 38.2% 150th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 0.1151 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 down 96.7% 27th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education 39.35 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over 2040 down 17.9% 14th
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 265.8% 3rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 254.7% 14th
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year 2024 down 3.5% 49th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0 units per US$ of GDP 2002 down 23.1% 76th
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 190.6% 2nd
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 16.1 units per square kilometre 2023 up 178.5% 59th
Secondary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person 2024 up 46.3% 146th
Secondary education, teachers 38,043 2024 up 88.4% 99th
School enrollment, secondary, female 91.7% 2023 up 149.5% 106th
School enrollment, secondary, male 82.2% 2023 up 97.2% 127th
School enrollment, tertiary 2.0% 2002 up 59.4% 190th
Secondary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 102.7% 9th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0107 units per person 2024 up 154.1% 114th
Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled 5,340 2024 up 89.7% 135th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0099 units per person 2024 up 158.2% 135th
School enrollment, primary, private 6.5% 2021 up 88.5% 132nd
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0018 units per person 2024 up 21.0% 173rd
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0036 units per person 2024 down 12.0% 7th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 252.1% 11th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 years 2020 unchanged 68th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 107,532 number 2020 up 17.0% 82nd
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 107,230 number 2020 up 16.1% 81st
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 214,762 number 2020 up 16.6% 81st
School age population, tertiary education, male 333,685 number 2014 up 29.1% 92nd
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 662,880 number 2014 up 29.9% 91st
School age population, tertiary education, female 329,195 number 2014 up 30.8% 90th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 347,265 number 2020 up 64.8% 78th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 692,517 number 2020 up 64.9% 78th
School age population, upper secondary education, female 345,252 number 2020 up 64.9% 78th
School age population, secondary education, male 633,616 number 2020 up 44.9% 81st
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 1.26 million number 2020 up 44.7% 81st
School age population, secondary education, female 630,654 number 2020 up 44.5% 81st
School age population, lower secondary education, male 286,351 number 2020 up 26.4% 84th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 571,753 number 2020 up 26.0% 84th
School age population, lower secondary education, female 285,402 number 2020 up 25.7% 83rd
School age population, primary education, male 623,253 number 2020 up 21.7% 81st
School age population, primary education, both sexes 1.25 million number 2020 up 21.2% 81st
School age population, primary education, female 621,940 number 2020 up 20.6% 81st
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 199,939 number 2020 up 25.6% 83rd
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 100,064 number 2020 up 26.2% 84th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 99,875 number 2020 up 25.0% 81st
School age population, pre-primary education, male 329,163 number 2019 up 14.0% 78th
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 657,168 number 2019 up 13.6% 78th