Education in Sierra Leone 2,050 indicators covering education for Sierra Leone. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School age population, pre-primary education, female 328,005 number 2019 up 13.2% 77th Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 257.6% 12th Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 6.5% 2021 up 88.5% 138th Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 67.6% 16th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.0085 units per person 2024 down 68.1% 36th Teachers in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 21.9% 7th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.0005 units per person 2002 — 191st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.0013 units per person 2002 — 187th Labor force, total, per square kilometre 38.64 units per square kilometre 2023 up 24.8% 84th Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.6374 units per square kilometre 2023 up 23.3% 83rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2002 — 112th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2002 — 49th Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square 8.44 units per square kilometre 2023 up 212.8% 52nd Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty 9.06 years 2023 up 4.3% 178th School enrollment, preprimary 25.0% 2021 up 299.2% 163rd Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre 7.66 units per square kilometre 2023 up 148.5% 62nd School enrollment, tertiary, male 2.8% 2002 — 183rd School enrollment, tertiary, female 1.1% 2002 — 186th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.4024 GPI 2002 — 183rd School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9655 GPI 2017 up 28.5% 150th Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate -0.3771 % change on previous year 2024 down 104.1% 142nd Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 2.38 units per square kilometre 2023 up 216.9% 95th Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 522,036 2018 — 93rd Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.0006 units per person 2024 up 56.3% 178th Secondary education, teachers, female 5,340 2024 up 101.1% 135th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.1253 units per square kilometre 2002 up 90.7% 177th Average years of schooling among adults 3.54 years 2023 up 4.1% 182nd Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 3.54 years 2023 up 4.1% 182nd Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 3.54 years 2023 up 4.1% 182nd Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 29.5% 2021 down 28.1% 100th Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 116.5% 49th Average years of schooling, males vs. females 4.82 years 2023 up 2.1% 179th Years of schooling, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 21.7% 52nd Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0043 units per person 2024 down 67.6% 35th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 0.0042 units per person 2024 down 68.6% 45th Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 10.32 years 2023 up 4.3% 172nd Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 55.2% 19th Primary completion rate, male 96.7% 2024 up 48.6% 73rd Primary completion rate, female 101.8% 2024 up 63.8% 33rd Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 56.5% 23rd Expected years of schooling males vs females, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 22.0% 42nd Years of schooling, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 5th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0044 units per person 2024 up 46.3% 146th Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.5291 units per square kilometre 2023 up 89.1% 105th Duration of compulsory education 9 years 2025 unchanged 120th Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 17th Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.0691 units per person 2018 — 104th Secondary education, general pupils 522,036 2018 — 93rd Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 102.7% 9th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 127,168 number 2019 up 240.5% 105th Lower secondary completion rate, total 57.1% 2021 up 38.5% 143rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 83.4% 2017 up 4.8% 147th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 10.45 years 2017 up 12.5% 140th Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.2112 units per square kilometre 2023 up 50.7% 119th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square 1.24 units per square kilometre 2023 up 214.6% 89th Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 0.4261 units per square kilometre 2023 up 13.1% 34th Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per square 1.14 units per square kilometre 2023 up 219.5% 96th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.8742 units per square kilometre 2023 down 64.7% 33rd ← Previous Page 4 of 35 Next →