Adolescents out of school, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Adolescents out of school, male was 15.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school, male in Sierra Leone, 2013–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 15.4% for adolescents out of school, male in 2023.
That represents a change of up 58.0% on the previous year and down 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 48.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2022.
That places Sierra Leone 56th out of 160 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of male lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 39.5% | — |
| 2015 | 41.4% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 39.2% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 39.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 48.7% | +23.2% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | -52.1% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | -35.9% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -40.2% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | +58.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 15.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 40.4%, 38% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 15.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.0%, 48% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.6% | 23.3% | 48.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 9.7% | 25.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 adolescents out of school, male in Sierra Leone?
- Adolescents out of school, male in Sierra Leone was 15.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2022.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for adolescents out of school, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 56th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adolescents out of school, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.