All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 36.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sierra Leone, 2007–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sierra Leone stood at 36.6%.
That represents a change of down 18.6% on the previous year and down 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sierra Leone peaked at 90.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2020.
Sierra Leone ranks 46th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 87.8% | — |
| 2008 | 89.1% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 82.7% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 85.3% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 90.1% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 39.1% | -56.5% |
| 2019 | 39.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 26.7% | -32.5% |
| 2021 | 45.0% | +68.6% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | -18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.5% | 82.7% | 89.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 39.1% | 90.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 36.1% | 26.7% | 45.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 43 Maldives 47.0% compare
- 44 South Africa 39.6% compare
- 45 Rwanda 37.7% compare
- 47 Lao People's Democratic Republic 36.1% compare
- 48 Austria 35.1% compare
- 49 Azerbaijan 34.2% 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 all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sierra Leone?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sierra Leone was 36.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2020.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Sierra Leone ranks 46th out of 59 countries with data for 2022.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.4%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release