All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public was 57.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public 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 public in Sierra Leone stood at 57.0%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Sierra Leone peaked at 74.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2022.
That places Sierra Leone 99th out of 116 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 71.5% | — |
| 2008 | 72.3% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 66.9% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 69.1% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 74.3% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 59.9% | -19.4% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.2% | 66.9% | 72.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 69.1% | 74.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 57.0% | 59.9% | 2 |
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 public in Sierra Leone?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Sierra Leone was 57.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2022.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Sierra Leone ranks 99th out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. 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 public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release