Education in Sierra Leone 2,050 indicators covering education for Sierra Leone. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 39.4% 2019 down 17.2% 158th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 1 GPIA 2023 — 149th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes 33.7% 2019 up 11.8% 82nd Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 57.1% 2021 up 38.5% 147th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 21.4% 2019 up 11.9% 84th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 48.0% 2019 up 13.1% 83rd Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 0.45 GPIA 2019 unchanged 83rd Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 0.8% 2019 down 85.3% 90th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes 43.6% 2019 up 25.1% 83rd Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female 33.9% 2019 up 40.5% 84th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 54.6% 2019 up 17.0% 82nd Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 73.0% 2019 up 24.9% 84th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.62 GPIA 2019 up 19.2% 83rd Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male 78.2% 2019 up 6.3% 87th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 0.87 GPIA 2019 up 55.0% 84th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 41.2% 2001 up 62.7% 179th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 414 2023 up 63.6% 155th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 1,276 2023 up 77.0% 160th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 11 2023 down 38.9% 129th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 290 2023 up 16.0% 68th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 301 2023 up 1,268.2% 113th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 150 2023 up 20.0% 49th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 49 2023 up 1,533.3% 64th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 2 2023 — 107th Trained teachers in primary education 69.8% 2024 up 22.3% 114th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 81st Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 4 years 2020 up 33.3% 5th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 175 number 2002 — 138th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 down 14.3% 71st Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 6.5% 2021 up 88.5% 138th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 1,111.5% 59th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 67.9% 2019 up 64.3% 92nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 11.3% 47th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 121st Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2019 up 3.5% 33rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 8 2023 down 11.1% 127th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 7 2023 up 16.7% 125th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 932.5% 123rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.3% 2023 up 30.7% 196th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 20.7% 192nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 54.8% 133rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 14.0% 144th Share of primary school teachers who are women 33.8% 2024 up 24.8% 201st Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 37.3% 144th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.09 GPIA 2001 down 24.8% 23rd Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 39,613 2024 down 37.2% 38th End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st Start month of the academic school year 9 2025 unchanged 24th End month of the academic school year 7 2025 unchanged 66th Enrolment in primary education, female 896,191 number 2019 up 53.7% 68th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 68.0% 2021 up 94.6% 142nd Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 46.2% 2021 down 2.5% 163rd Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 1.32 GPIA 2021 up 79.1% 3rd Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 6.4% 2018 down 64.9% 52nd Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 10,939 2024 down 70.7% 57th Over-age students, primary 0.2% 2018 down 98.5% 185th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 9,358 2024 down 70.1% 56th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 6,127 2024 down 75.4% 66th Secondary education, teachers 14.0% 2024 up 6.8% 187th Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2019 unchanged 24th ← Previous Page 9 of 35 Next →