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 65.1% 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
The most recent figure for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Sierra Leone is 65.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 97.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Sierra Leone peaked at 66.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 2016.
Sierra Leone ranks 129th of 166 countries on this measure, 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 | 37.5% | — |
| 2013 | 32.9% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 35.9% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 39.3% | +22.1% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 56.9% | +30.1% |
| 2021 | 43.3% | -23.8% |
| 2022 | 66.5% | +53.4% |
| 2023 | 63.9% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 65.1% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.9% | 32.2% | 43.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 43.3% | 66.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 126 Sri Lanka 65.7% compare
- 127 Liberia 65.6% compare
- 128 Papua New Guinea 65.4% compare
- 130 Timor-Leste 61.7% compare
- 131 Ethiopia 61.3% compare
- 132 Iran, Islamic Republic of 60.8% 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 65.1% 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 66.5% 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 32.2% in 2016.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Sierra Leone ranks 129th out of 166 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 97.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release