Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 62.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Sierra Leone, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 62.8% for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 93.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Sierra Leone peaked at 64.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 2016.
That places Sierra Leone 136th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 37.1% | — |
| 2013 | 32.5% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 42.2% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 54.8% | +29.9% |
| 2021 | 42.6% | -22.3% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | +50.7% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 62.8% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.1% | 31.6% | 42.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 42.6% | 64.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 133 Papua New Guinea 65.3% compare
- 134 Liberia 65.2% compare
- 135 Saudi Arabia 64.4% compare
- 137 Gambia 62.7% compare
- 138 Ethiopia 62.6% compare
- 139 Iran, Islamic Republic of 59.8% compare
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,043 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 73,295 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,708 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 92,723 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2393 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Sierra Leone?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Sierra Leone was 62.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 2016.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Sierra Leone ranks 136th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.5%. 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 enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release