All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower was 51.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Sierra Leone, 2007–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Sierra Leone is 51.2%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Sierra Leone peaked at 99.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2018.
Sierra Leone ranks 95th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 97.7% | — |
| 2008 | 99.1% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 94.1% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 97.1% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 94.2% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 74.7% | -20.7% |
| 2017 | 62.4% | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 27.2% | -56.5% |
| 2019 | 30.2% | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 46.3% | +59.9% |
| 2022 | 51.2% | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.0% | 94.1% | 99.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 64.3% | 27.2% | 97.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 29.0% | 51.2% | 3 |
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 all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Sierra Leone?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Sierra Leone was 51.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2018.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower?
- Sierra Leone ranks 95th out of 99 countries with data for 2022.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release