Progression to secondary school in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Progression to secondary school was 90.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Sierra Leone, 1977–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 90.5% for progression to secondary school in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Sierra Leone peaked at 91.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 79.3%, in 2011.
Sierra Leone ranks 126th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.2% | 83.2% | 83.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 79.3% | 91.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 162.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 46,575 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 166.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 157.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 2.93 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 48.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Sierra Leone?
- Progression to secondary school in Sierra Leone was 90.5% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.3% in 2011.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for progression to secondary school?
- Sierra Leone ranks 126th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).