Education in Sierra Leone 2,050 indicators covering education for Sierra Leone. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 7.23 units per square kilometre 2018 — 90th School enrollment, preprimary, male 24.0% 2021 up 291.7% 162nd School enrollment, preprimary, female 26.0% 2021 up 306.6% 160th Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year 2024 down 112.4% 149th Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 27.64 % change on previous year 2021 down 32.7% 11th Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 21,454 2001 up 295.5% 109th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 39.9% 2019 down 16.4% 173rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.036 units per square kilometre 2002 — 180th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.0892 units per square kilometre 2002 — 173rd Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2018 — 15th School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.0979 years 2002 up 57.8% 180th Government expenditure on education, total 20.5% 2025 up 36.2% 14th Secondary education, general pupils 48.9% 2018 — 150th Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,284 number 2019 up 49.4% 114th Lower secondary completion rate, female 68.0% 2021 up 94.6% 138th Lower secondary completion rate, male 46.2% 2021 down 2.5% 158th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127,168 number 2019 up 240.5% 105th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0164 number per person 2019 up 181.3% 155th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 105,164 2025 up 18.6% 85th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 104,014 2025 up 19.6% 83rd Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 209,178 2025 up 19.1% 83rd Start of the academic school year 2,021 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 156th Theoretical duration of secondary education 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 6th Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 years 2025 unchanged 65th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 91st Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 56th Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th Theoretical duration of primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 29th Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 6,439 2002 — 151st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 2,602 2002 — 166th Teachers in primary education, male 30,822 2024 up 13.3% 57th Teachers in primary education, female 15,753 2024 up 55.7% 114th Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 33.8% 2024 up 24.8% 201st Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 162.1% 2024 up 35.3% 2nd School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 9.68 years 2024 up 34.6% 2nd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.6% 2001 up 96.3% 64th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.2% 2001 up 226.4% 80th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 9,041 2002 up 90.7% 164th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 100.0% 2023 — 1st Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 100.0% 2023 — 1st Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 178,431 2024 up 229.6% 95th Enrolment in secondary education, male 553,045 2023 up 148.5% 71st Enrolment in secondary education, female 609,235 2023 up 212.8% 68th Teachers in primary education, both sexes 46,575 2024 up 24.8% 85th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.8% 2001 up 160.5% 72nd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 100.0% 2023 — 1st Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 1.16 million 2023 up 178.5% 68th Enrolment in primary education, male 1.01 million 2024 up 56.2% 69th Enrolment in primary education, female 1.05 million 2024 up 62.0% 68th School age population, upper secondary education, male 388,016 2025 up 25.6% 78th School age population, upper secondary education, female 383,254 2025 up 25.2% 78th School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 771,270 2025 up 25.4% 78th School age population, secondary education, male 698,753 2025 up 23.1% 82nd School age population, secondary education, female 690,583 2025 up 23.3% 82nd School age population, secondary education, both sexes 1.39 million 2025 up 23.2% 82nd School age population, tertiary education, male 436,986 2025 up 32.5% 86th ← Previous Page 5 of 35 Next →