Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary was 78.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Sierra Leone, 2008–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 78.7% for adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 87.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Sierra Leone peaked at 78.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2010.
That places Sierra Leone 19th out of 31 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 42.0% | — |
| 2010 | 10.3% | -75.5% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | +377.2% |
| 2017 | 69.9% | +42.9% |
| 2019 | 78.7% | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.0% | 42.0% | 42.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 10.3% | 78.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 553,045 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.85 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178,431 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9,041 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2002)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,753 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,822 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2,602 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2002)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Sierra Leone?
- Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Sierra Leone was 78.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2010.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary?
- Sierra Leone ranks 19th out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
- Is adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age, rural, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release