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 43.1% 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
Sierra Leone recorded 43.1% for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2022.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sierra Leone peaked at 90.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 2020.
Sierra Leone ranks 116th of 118 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 in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 87.3% | — |
| 2008 | 90.2% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 81.6% | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 83.8% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 90.4% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 75.5% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 46.0% | -39.1% |
| 2019 | 42.4% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 39.4% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 45.8% | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 43.1% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.4% | 81.6% | 90.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 42.4% | 90.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 39.4% | 45.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 113 Montserrat 59.3% compare
- 114 Finland 53.3% compare
- 115 Timor-Leste 51.0% compare
- 117 United Arab Emirates 34.1% compare
- 118 Seychelles 5.1% 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 43.1% 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 90.4% 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 39.4% in 2020.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Sierra Leone ranks 116th out of 118 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 52.3%. 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 primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release