Education in Sierra Leone

2,050 indicators covering education for Sierra Leone.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of under-five deaths, male 12,502 2024 down 28.8% 41st
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 6.06 years 2023 up 120.3% 94th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.0571 years 2002 175th
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 0.4151 GPI 2002 171st
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.1377 years 2002 174th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 15.59 years 2023 up 56.7% 4th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 122.2% 2023 up 52.9% 8th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2001 up 83.4% 6th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0018 number per person 2019 up 23.4% 167th
Teachers in primary education, female 14,284 number 2019 up 49.4% 114th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 37,368 2024 down 58.4% 46th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 35,927 2024 down 59.6% 55th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.1979 number per square kilometre 2019 up 49.4% 114th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 number per US$ of GDP 2019 up 11.3% 22nd
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 1,198 2002 up 99.7% 141st
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 66,752 number 2019 up 249.4% 101st
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 2.0% 2002 up 59.4% 192nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 126.6% 2023 up 59.9% 4th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 91.7% 2023 up 149.5% 112th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.07 GPIA 2023 up 9.0% 12th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 117.7% 2023 up 46.1% 7th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 82.2% 2023 up 97.2% 135th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.1 GPIA 2023 up 25.2% 27th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 28.8% 2019 down 29.9% 102nd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 16.16 years 2023 up 64.4% 3rd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 15.02 years 2023 up 49.3% 4th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.07 GPIA 2023 up 9.6% 12th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.0994 years 2002 up 59.4% 194th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 6.39 years 2023 up 148.7% 82nd
School life expectancy, secondary, male 5.73 years 2023 up 95.7% 103rd
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.1 GPIA 2023 up 25.7% 30th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 44.0% 2001 down 14.7% 72nd
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.2% 2001 up 226.4% 70th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 1st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 2nd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 6.35 years 2001 up 50.2% 182nd
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 6,606 2024 up 129.8% 101st
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.7906 years 2024 up 190.7% 177th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 171.8% 2018 up 48.1% 1st
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) 68.8% 2025 up 15.0% 142nd
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) 70.9% 2025 up 13.5% 146th
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 modelled data 2025 down 2.3% 41st
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) 66.7% 2025 up 16.6% 141st
Secondary education, vocational pupils, annual growth rate 8.13 % change on previous year 1991 down 83.7% 39th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 14.0% 2024 up 6.8% 199th
Teachers in secondary education, female 5,340 2024 up 101.1% 135th
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 14.6% 2001 up 96.3% 59th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 46.9% 2025 up 22.5% 132nd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) 47.0% 2025 up 24.9% 135th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1 modelled data 2025 up 4.0% 116th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) 46.9% 2025 up 20.1% 133rd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 13.3% 2025 up 4.9% 151st
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) 10.2% 2025 up 8.9% 153rd